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READING CO. v. GEARY

No. 3048.

47 F.2d 142 (1931)

READING CO. v. GEARY.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

January 21, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rowland K. Adams and Eugene S. Williams, both of Baltimore, Md. (Paul S. Parsons and George P. Bagby, both of Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellant.

Saul Praeger and Walter L. Clark, both of Baltimore, Md. (Roszel C. Thomsen, of Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER and NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judges, and GLENN, District Judge.

GLENN, District Judge.

The plaintiff below (appellee here), who was a fireman employed by the defendant company, was severely injured when he was struck by a "low bridge" at a point near Brandon Station in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff brought suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59). In his complaint his charges of negligence were: (1) That the defendant failed to provide the plaintiff with a reasonably safe place to work; (2) that...

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