Hull v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. The case is stated in the opinion. Where one in the general service of another performs work in which that other and a third person are both interested, he. remains the servant of that other or becomes the servant of the third person according as the work in its doing is the work of that other, or is, in its doing, the work of the third person;. And this principle is true no matter who hires, pays or has the power…
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CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. The case is stated in the opinion. Where one in the general service of another performs work in which that other and a third person are both interested, he. remains the servant of that other or becomes the servant of the third person according as the work in its doing is the work of that other, or is, in its doing, the work of the third person;. And this principle is true no matter who hires, pays or has the power to discharge the servant. Standard Oil Co. v. Anderson, 212 U. S. 215; Murray v. Currie, L. R. 6 C. P. 24; Rourke v.…
1Opinion of the Court 1
252 U.S. 475 (1920)
HULL, ADMINISTRATRIX OF HULL, & c.
v.
PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY COMPANY.
No. 151.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 16, 1920.
Decided April 19, 1920.
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
Mr. Charles D. Wagaman, with whom Mr. Omer T. Kaylor and Mr. Frank G. Wagaman were on the brief, for petitioner.
Mr. Henry H. Keedy, Jr., for respondent, relied on the following.
2Opinion of the Court · PitneyJustice Pitney
This was an action brought in a state court of Maryland under the Federal Employers' Liability Act of April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, as amended April 5, 1910, c. 143, 36 Stat.…
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3Cases cited5 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Hull v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hull v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1918