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THIEL v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

No. 349.

328 U.S. 217 (1946)

THIEL v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Spivock argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Arthur B. Dunne argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, a passenger, jumped out of the window of a moving train operated by the respondent, the Southern Pacific Company. He filed a complaint in a California state court to recover damages, alleging that the respondent's agents knew that he was "out of his normal mind" and should not be accepted as a passenger or else should be guarded and that, having accepted him...

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