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CARPENTER v. WABASH RY. CO.

No. 230.

309 U.S. 23 (1940)

CARPENTER v. WABASH RAILWAY CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 29, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hyman G. Stein, with whom Messrs. Mark D. Eagleton and Roberts P. Elam were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Arthur A. Gammell, with whom Messrs. Charles Nagel and Allen C. Orrick were on the brief, for respondents. Mr. Thomas W. White was on a brief for Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., Trustee, and Mr. Thomer Hall was on a brief for Wabash Railway Co. et al., respondents.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

In February, 1931, petitioner recovered a judgment in the state court of Missouri for $15,000 against the Wabash Railway Company for personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment by that Company. On appeal, the judgment reduced to $10,000 was affirmed.

In December, 1931, on a complaint in equity brought by a creditor of the Wabash Railway Company...

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