Legal Opinion
Brennan v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 18, 1940No. 52PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment by the District Court for the Eastern District of New York which was entered on the verdict of a jury awarding damages to the plaintiff for personal injuries received while in the performance of his duties as a brakeman in the employ of the defendant railroad. The suit was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-59.
The plaintiff, who had for many years engaged in such work, was acting as the head brakeman of an extra freight train of the defendant on a run from Punxsutawney, Penn., to Glenwood…
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