Legal Opinion

Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 11, 1956No. 621Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

351 U.S. 502 (1956)

REED

v.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO.

No. 621.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued May 1, 1956.

Decided June 11, 1956.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.

Joseph S. Lord, III, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Theodore Voorhees argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Philip Price and Gordon W. Gerber.

2Opinion of the Court · MintonJustice Minton

The question we have for decision here is whether petitioner, a clerical employee of respondent railroad, is within the coverage of the Federal Employers' Liability Act. § 1, 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 53 Stat. 1404,…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. The Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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