Legal Opinion
Davis v. Wechsler
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 22, 1923No. 70PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a suit for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff (the respondent here) upon the Chicago Great Western Railroad on January 3, 1920, while that road was under federal control. The suit was brought against Walker D. Hines, the Director General, on January 29, 1920, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. The cause of action arose in another county and the plaintiff then and when the,, suit was brought resided in Illinois. By General Order 18-A it was ordered that “all suits against carriers while under federal control must be brought in the county or district where the…
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