Legal Opinion
Akerly v. New York Cent. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1948No. 10585PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court sustaining a motion to dismiss an action for personal injuries, upon *813the ground of improper venue. The facts are presented mainly by deposition and physical exhibits, and are not controverted.
The appellant was employed by the appellee as an engine hostler. He was injured in Wesleyville, a suburb of Erie, Pennsylvania, while working on the tender of a locomotive. He filed an action alleging that while he was engaged in filling the tender with water, the locomotive was suddenly started without warning, causing him to be…
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- Duncan v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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