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HUMPHREY v. ERIE R. CO.

116 F.Supp. 660 (1953)

HUMPHREY v. ERIE R. CO.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

November 16, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Standard, New York City, Morton J. Heckerling, New York City, of counsel, for plaintiff.

Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendl, New York City, J. Roger Carroll, New York City, of counsel, for defendant.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

Plaintiff sues under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 to recover damages for injuries sustained while in the defendant's employ as a tractor operator.

A principal issue is the effect and validity of a general release signed by the plaintiff on April 30, 1948, more than a year after the accident while still in the defendant's employ. The plaintiff claims that the release was intended to cover only...

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