Payne v. Connor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine; Clarence Hale, Judge. Action by John H. Connor against John Barton Payne, Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought by John H. Connor in the District Court for the District of Maine under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665) and the Safety Appliance Act (Comp. St. §§ 8605-8623), for injuries sustained by him June 23, 1918, while in the employ of the Portland Terminal Company, a railroad engaged in interstate traffic and under the control and management of John Barton Payne as Agent and Director General.
The declaration contained one count, and alleged that the defendant at…
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