Legal Opinion
Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 10, 1963No. 414PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The petitioner brought an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S; C. §§ 51-60, in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to recover for injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the respondent Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE). At the close of the evidence, the District Court directed a verdict in favor of the P&LE on the ground that the evidence failed to establish that the petitioner was-an employee of that company as required by § 1 of the Act (45 U. S. C. § 51). The case against the B&O,…
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