Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the supreme court of the state op NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict and judgment in an action for injuries under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
Shanks sued the Railroad Company for damages resulting from personal injuries suffered through its negligence while he was in its employ, and rested his right to recover upon the Employers’ Liability Act of Congress. His injuries were received in New Jersey and his action was brought in the Supreme Court of New York. He prevailed at the trial, but in the Appellate Division the judgment was reversed with a direction that his complaint be dismissed without prejudice to any remedy he might have under the law of New Jersey, and this was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, the ground of the…
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