PEDERSEN v. DEL., LACK. & WEST. R.R.

No. 698.

229 U.S. 146 (1913)

PEDERSEN v. DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1913.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin Patterson, with whom Mr. George Bell was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. James F. Campbell, with whom Mr. William S. Jenney was on the brief, for defendant in error:


MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action under the Employers' Liability Act1 of April 22, 1908, 35 Stat. 65, c. 149, to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of a co-employe while both were in the defendant's service. At the trial the Circuit Court refused to direct a verdict in the defendant's favor, and the jury...

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