Legal Opinion
Poff v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1946No. 484Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
327 U.S. 399 (1946)
POFF, EXECUTRIX,
v.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO.
No. 484.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 1, 1946.
Decided February 25, 1946.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.
Morris A. Wainger argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
Ray Rood Allen argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · DouglasJustice Douglas
Congress provided in the Federal Employers' Liability Act (35 Stat. 65, 45 U.S.C. § 51) that the carrier's liability in case of the death of an employee runs
"to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband…
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- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Wells-Dickey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
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