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SEABOARD AIR LINE v. RENN

No. 773.

241 U.S. 290 (1916)

36 S.Ct. 567

60 L.Ed. 1006

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY v. RENN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Murray Allen for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Robert N. Simms and Mr. Wm. C. Douglass, with whom Mr. Clyde A. Douglass was on the brief, for defendant in error.

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

This was an action by an employe of a railroad company to recover from the latter for personal injuries suffered through its negligence. The plaintiff had a verdict and judgment under the Employers' Liability Act of Congress, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65; c. 143, 36 Stat. 291, the judgment was affirmed, 86 S.E. Rep. 964, and the defendant brings the case here.

The original complaint was exceedingly brief...

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