Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Kuhn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 23, 1931No. 34 and 35PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
While employed in interstate commerce as a section hand by petitioner, an interstate carrier, (Acts April 22, 1908, 35 Stat. 65; April 5,1910, c. 143, 36 Stat. 291; U. S, Code, Title 45, c. 2,) William Kuhn suffers serious injury. Thereafter he sued the Company for damages in the Court of Common Pleas, Pike County, Ohio. He alleged that the accident resulted from its negligence in the following matters — Ordering him to use a defective sledge hammer and chisel; failing to promulgate and enforce proper rules concerning the upkeep of tools ordinarily used, to furnish guards or goggles for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by111 opinions
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- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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