Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De Atley
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. The facts, which involve the validity of a judgment in an action in the state court for personal injuries under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
In this action, which was brought in a state court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 19Ó8 (c. 149, 35 Stat. 65), the following facts appeared or might reasonably be inferred from the evidence most favorable to defendant in error (plaintiff below), in the light of which the initial question touching the validity of the judgment in his favor must be determined:
On January 22, 1911, plaintiff was in the employ of defendant and acting as head brakeman on train No. 95— a fast west-bound interstate freight train. When the train reached a station called Springdale, about six…
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