Legal Opinion
Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 13, 1961No. 48Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
368 U.S. 35 (1961)
STILL
v.
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO.
No. 48.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 19, 1961.
Decided November 13, 1961.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Sidney S. Sachs argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Lewis Jacobs.
Joseph M. Sanders argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs was Robert B. Claytor.
John J. Naughton filed a brief for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.
2Opinion of the Court · BlackJustice Black
The Federal Employers' Liability Act[1] requires railroads to pay damages for personal injuries…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
3Cases cited26 opinions
- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. RockSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. v. BrantleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad v. BorumSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Lupher v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
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