LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R.R. CO. v. LAYTON

No. 840.

243 U.S. 617 (1917)

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. v. LAYTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 30, 1917.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Sanders McDaniel, with whom Mr. H.C. Peeples, Mr. P.H. Brewster and Mr. E.R. Black were on the briefs, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Marion Smith for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff below was a switchman in the employ of the defendants when he suffered the injury for which he recovered the judgment which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Georgia, and which is here for review on writ of error.

The facts essential to an understanding of the question presented for decision are as follows:

A train of many cars standing on a switch was separated by about two car...

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