Legal Opinion
Moore v. Central R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 21, 1950No. 41, Docket 21734PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
The complaint, although inartificially worded, shows that the plaintiff in his complaint intended to assert rights against the defendant under (1) the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., ánd (2) the order directing the defendant to assume unpaid Habilites incurred by the trustee.2 We think the complaint sufficiently states a claim under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a), 28 U.S.C.A.,3 provided the court had jurisdiction.
Defendant argues that, taking the complaint as explicitly alleging reliance on F. E. L. A., nevertheless the court lacked…
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