Illinois Central Railroad v. Skaggs
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE T.0 THE SUPEEME COUET OF THE STATE OP MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the. construction and application of the. Federal Employers’ .Liability Act, and the validity of a verdict and judgment recovered thereunder in a state court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This is a writ of error to review a judgment recovered under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. There is no question but that the defendant in error, Fulton M. Skaggs, was’ injured while he was engaged in interstate commerce in the course of his employment by the plaintiff' in error. It is contended that the state court erred in its application of the statute to ther facts, both with respect to the conditions of liability and the measure of damages.
^Skaggs had been employed by the Company for about four years,, first in connection with the building and repair of bridges, and then, for…
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