St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Fraser
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Carter County; S. H. Russell, Judge. Action by Thomas C. Eraser against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, C.
The parties will be designated. as they were on the docket of the trial court.
The plaintiff, Thomas C. • Fraser, instituted suit in the district court, basing his cause of action upon the federal Employers’ Liability and Safety Appliance Acts (U. S. Comp. St., secs. 8657-8665, and sections 8605-8615, 8617-8619, 8621-8623), claiming damage as the result of an accident caused by the negligence of the defendant while engaged as an employe in interstate commerce. The injury occurred while switching cars in the town of Ft. Towson, on the line of road owned and operated by the defendant run…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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