Legal Opinion
Herb v. Pitcairn Belcher v. Louisville & N.R. Co
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 1945No. Nos. 24, 25PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
Each of these petitioners has made an abortive attempt to maintain an action in a City Court of Illinois on a cause of action alleged under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. As their calls upon us for relief present the same questions, in granting certiorari we consolidated the cases for argument. 321 U. S. 759.
Herb alleged injury while employed as a switchman on the Wabash Railroad at or near the City of Decatur, Mason County, Illinois, on November 23, 1936. He filed complaint under the Federal Act in the City Court of Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, in December of 1937. A…
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