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NORWOOD v. KIRKPATRICK.

No. 337.

349 U.S. 29 (1955)

NORWOOD ET AL. v. KIRKPATRICK, U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Lord III argued the cause and B. Nathaniel Richter filed a brief for petitioners.

H. Francis DeLone argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was William H. Lowery.

MR. JUSTICE MINTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The three petitioners, dining car employees, filed separate suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. They sued under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for injuries received upon the derailment of one of defendant's trains near Dillon, South Carolina. The defendant filed motions to...

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