Reed v. Director General of Railroads
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Certiorari to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, reversing a judgment for the plaintiff, the present petitioner, in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and directing entry of judgment for the respondent, non obstante veredicto.
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CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Certiorari to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, reversing a judgment for the plaintiff, the present petitioner, in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and directing entry of judgment for the respondent, non obstante veredicto. The case is determined by Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Horton, 233 U. S. 492, and Boldt v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 245 U. S. 441. These are not in conflict with Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Ward, 252 U. S. 18, where the movement’ of. the train on which the brakeman…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
The petitioner brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas at Philadelphia, alleged that her husband was negligently killed while employed in interstate commerce by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and- demanded damages. She claimed under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. Verdict and judgment having been entered for her, an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court of the State, and reversal sought upon several grounds. That court considered only one question — Did decedent’s death result from a risk which he assumed as the result of' his employment? And, concluding that he had assumed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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- Chicago, B. & QR Co. v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Frazier v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- O'Donnell v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
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