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EILERS v. HERCULES, INC.

No. 1620.

403 U.S. 937 (1971)

EILERS ET AL. v. HERCULES, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

June 21, 1971.

Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK, with whom MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS joins, dissenting.

Glenn Patrick was killed and Earl Eilers was severely injured when a defective dome lid on a railroad tank car, upon which they were working in the performance of their duties, exploded in their faces. Patrick's widow and her two children and Eilers, the injured workman, brought this action in the Texas state courts seeking recovery for their injuries under the Safety Appliance...

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