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O'DONNELL v. ELGIN, J. & E. R. CO.

No. 56.

338 U.S. 384 (1949)

70 S.Ct. 200

94 L.Ed. 187

O'DONNELL, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 12, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Ryan argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Harlan L. Hackbert argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. § 51-60. The complaint mingled in a single count or cause of action charges of general negligence and a specific charge that defendant "carelessly and negligently" violated the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U. S. C. § 2, by operating a car not equipped with the prescribed coupler. The jury found against plaintiff and judgment...

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