Kansas City Western Railway Co. v. McAdow
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE KANSAS CITY COURT OF APPEALS, STATE OF MISSOURI.- The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict in an action for personal injuries and the application of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, are stated- in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an action for personal injuries brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error in whose employ he was. The original petition alleged that the defendant operated a line of electric railway extending from Leavenworth, Kansas, through Wolcott and' Kansas City in the same State into Kansas City, Missouri, that the plaintiff was a motorman upon a car on the line and was injured in Kansas by a collision due to the defendant’s negligence. An amendment was allowed alleging that the plaintiff was injured on a trip from Kansas City, Missouri, to Leavenworth, with further…
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