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POKORA v. WABASH RY. CO.

No. 585.

292 U.S. 98 (1934)

54 S.Ct. 580

78 L.Ed. 1149

POKORA v. WABASH RAILWAY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. St. John Wines for petitioner.

Mr. Homer Hall, with whom Mr. Walter M. Allen was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

John Pokora, driving his truck across a railway grade crossing in the city of Springfield, Illinois, was struck by a train and injured. Upon the trial of his suit for damages, the District Court held that he had been guilty of contributory negligence, and directed a verdict for the defendant. The Circuit Court of Appeals (one judge dissenting) affirmed, 66 F.2d 166, resting its...

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