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BAILEY v. CENTRAL VERMONT RY.

No. 640.

319 U.S. 350 (1943)

63 S.Ct. 1062

87 L.Ed. 1444

BAILEY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph A. McNamara, with whom Messrs. Robert W. Larrow and T. Tracy Lawson were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Horace H. Powers for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51) in the state courts of Vermont to recover damages for the death of Bernard E. Bailey, one of respondent's employees. At the close of all the evidence respondent moved for a directed verdict. The court denied the motion and submitted the case to the jury which returned a verdict for petitioner. On appeal the Supreme Court of...

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