Legal Opinion

Delaware, L. & W. R. Co. v. Busse

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 14, 1920No. 58PublishedCited by 12 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Hans Busse against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

This action is brought under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (35 Stat. 65, c. 149, U. S. Comp. Stat. § 8657; Barnes’ Fed. Code 1919, p. 1937, § 8069), to recover damages for personal injuries which plaintiff sustained on November 24, 1916, while employed by defendant. He has obtained a verdict in the sum of $5,-250, and judgment had been entered in his favor in the amount of $5,-280.40. The defendant has brought that judgment to this court, praying that it may be reversed and the complaint dismissed.

The complaint alleges that at the times mentioned therein the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Denver & R. G. W. R. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1922
  2. In re FullerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
  3. Wallace v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1926
  4. Draper v. Louisville N.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1933
  5. McAdoo v. AnzellottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921

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