1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 221 U.S.
  5. 221 U.S. 408 (1911)
 

TEXAS & N.O.R.R. CO. v. MILLER

No. 831.

221 U.S. 408 (1911)

31 S.Ct. 534

55 L.Ed. 789

TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY v. MILLER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 15, 1911.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Maxwell Evarts, with whom Mr. H.M. Garwood and Mr. A.L. Jackson were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. J.W. Parker for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

In that view of it which must be accepted here, this case may be stated as follows: It was an action to recover damages for the death of a locomotive engineer, resulting from the derailment of an engine which he was driving while in the service of two railroad companies which were jointly operating a line of railroad through the States of Louisiana and Texas. The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases