Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Burtch
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 21, 1924No. 115PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is an action brought by .Guerney 0. Burtch against the Railroad Company to recover damages for a personal injury suffered, as a result of the company’s negligence, while he was engaged in assisting to unload a heavy ensilage cutter from a freight tram at Commiskev. Truhana. After the allowance of the writ of certiorari Burtch died and his administratrix was substituted as respondent.
The complaint is in two counts, the only one necessary to be considered being drawn upon the theory that at the time of the injury Burtch was an employee of the company and both were engaged in intrastate…
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