Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the Safety-Appliance Acts and the duties and rights of carriers and their employés thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company, a Missouri corporation engaged in commerce as a carrier of freight and passengers through Tennessee and other States, was sued in one of the courts of Tennessee by the plaintiff in error, Delk, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him while engaged in the discharge of his duties as an employé of the company. On the petition of the railroad company the case was removed to the Circuit Court of the United States on the ground of diversity of citizenship.
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