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DAVIS v. VIRGINIAN R. CO.

No. 53.

361 U.S. 354 (1960)

80 S.Ct. 387

4 L.Ed.2d 366

DAVIS v. VIRGINIAN RAILWAY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 25, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Howell, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was R. Arthur Jett.

Thomas R. McNamara argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was W. R. C. Cocke.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a negligence case under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, 45 U. S. C. § 51. Petitioner, an employee of respondent, was injured while shifting various railroad cars on its tracks in and about the Ford Motor Company plant at Norfolk, Virginia. His first cause of action charged respondent with negligence in requiring the shifting of the cars in such an accelerated time and with such inexperienced...

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