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LILLY v. GRAND TRUNK R. CO.

No. 124.

317 U.S. 481 (1943)

LILLY v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 11, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. DeParcq, with whom Mr. Samuel Cohen was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Harold A. Smith, with whom Messrs. H. Victor Spike and Silas H. Strawn were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner brought this action in an Illinois state court, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 and the Boiler Inspection Act,2 for personal injuries sustained on February 6, 1937, in the course of his employment as a brakeman in interstate commerce. A general verdict of $32,500 was returned in his favor...

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