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SHENKER v. BALTIMORE & OHIO R. CO.

No. 414.

374 U.S. 1 (1963)

83 S.Ct. 1667

10 L.Ed.2d 709

SHENKER v. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Alan Wright argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were John Ruffalo and James E. McLaughlin.

Alexander H. Hadden argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner brought an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. §§ 51-60, in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to recover for injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the respondent Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE). At the close of the evidence, the District Court directed...

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