Legal Opinion
Boston & Maine Railroad v. Whitehead
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 30, 1940PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The purpose of this bill is to restrain the defendant from prosecuting an action under the Federal employers’ liability act brought by her in the Supreme Court in Rensselaer County in the State of New York to recover damages for the death of her intestate, who was killed while employed by the plaintiff as a brakeman.
The accident occurred at Deerfield in the county of Franklin in this Commonwealth. The deceased was a resident of Springfield in the county of Hampden in this Com*107monwealth. The defendant is his widow and is likewise a resident of Springfield. She was appointed administratrix by…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Michigan Central Railroad v. MixSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- International Milling Co. v. Columbia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- James v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Amory v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- General Atomic Co. v. FelterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- Evans v. MorrowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
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