Legal Opinion
Heffner v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1936No. 201, 202PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Clayton R. Heffner and Frank J. Minchhoff were employees of the defendant railroad. They were killed in a collision between two trains of the defendant, which occurred on the night of March 22, 1934, near Norris Tower, Pa., and their respective personal representatives brought these actions under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51). Each plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment, from which the defendant has appealed. The primary question is whether there was sufficient evidence to support a verdict that the decedents were engaged in interstate…
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Strange's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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