Legal Opinion
Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1949No. 233MPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
This litigation has a rather involved history. In 1946, while in the employ of respondent railroad, petitioner was seriously injured in an accident at Big Spring, Texas. Petitioner promptly brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. That court dismissed the action on the ground that the railroad could not properly be served in that district. 72 F. Supp. 635 (1947).. Petitioner appealed from this dismissal;, and, some days after taking the appeal, instituted an action in the District Court for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kilpatrick v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Hayes v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1948
- Kilpatrick v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1947
- Nunn v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. P. & PR Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1948
3Cited by33 opinions
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- Plains Growers, Inc. v. Ickes-Braun Glasshouses, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Chicago, R.I. & P.R. Co. v. IgoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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