Legal Opinion
Stone v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1953No. 320PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioner was a member of one of respondent’s section crews and while in the course of his employment severely injured his back. He brought this action for damages in the Missouri courts under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, 36 Stat. 291, 53 Stat. 1404, 45 U. S. C. § 51 et seq. There was a jury trial and a verdict for petitioner. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed, holding that plaintiff had not made out a sub-*408missible case either as to negligence or as to causation. 249 S. W. 2d 442. The case is here on certiorari. 344 U. S. 863.
At the time of the injury petitioner was…
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