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DAVIS v. WOLFE

No. 71.

263 U.S. 239 (1923)

44 S.Ct. 64

68 L.Ed. 284

DAVIS, DESIGNATED AGENT UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION ACT, v. WOLFE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 12, 1923.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank H. Sullivan, with whom Mr. Thos. P. Littlepage, Mr. William O. Reeder and Mr. Homer T. Dick were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Sidney Thorne Able and Mr. P.H. Cullen, for respondent, submitted. Mr. Charles P. Noell and Mr. Walter L. Brady were also on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondent Wolfe brought this action in a Circuit Court of Missouri to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him while employed as the conductor of a freight train on a railroad under federal control, basing his right of recovery upon the Employers' Liability Act in connection, primarily, with an alleged violation of the provisions of the Safety Appliance...

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