Legal Opinion
John Holfester v. The Long Island Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 10, 1966No. 298, Docket 30148PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The principal and determinative issue in this case is whether or not the facts bring it within the Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C. § 23. The jury could have found the facts to be as follows: About 7:25 p. m. in the evening of December 22, 1963, a train arrived at Jamaica station. One of its cars, an electric, self-propelled mail and baggage car, designated as #4207, was detached and placed on Track 3E of the train assembly yard for inspection. It was scheduled to leave again between 10:00 and 10:30 that night. After the plaintiff-appellee, Hol-fester, who was a car…
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