Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Mullins
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the supreme court of the state OF MISSISSIPPI. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.‘Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mullins, a flagman on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, was injured while engaged in switching an interstate train. He died within a few hours; and his administratrix brought suit in .n state court of Mississippi under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. At the trial the Railroad requested a directed verdict on the ground that there was no evidence of negligence on its part. This request was refused; the case was submitted.to the jury under instructions, some of which were objected to; and the verdict was for the plaintiff. Upon…
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