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JACOBS v. SOUTHERN R.R.

No. 326.

241 U.S. 229 (1916)

36 S.Ct. 588

60 L.Ed. 970

JACOBS v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward P. Buford for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. William Leigh Williams, with whom Mr. L.E. Jeffries was on the brief, for the defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, as amended. April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65; April 5, 1910, c. 143, 36 Stat. 291.

Plaintiff in error, who was also plaintiff in the trial court and we shall so designate him, was in the service of the railway company, in interstate commerce, as a fireman. He received injuries while attempting to get on a...

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