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ADKINS v. KELLY'S CREEK RAILROAD CO.

No. 72-163.

409 U.S. 926 (1972)

ADKINS v. KELLY'S CREEK RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 16, 1972.

Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting.

This case present recurring problems under § 6 of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 35 Stat. 66, as amended, 45 U.S.C. § 56.

In No. 72-163, Adkins, an employee, lost a part of his left leg while attempting to repair a broken rail. Kelly's Creek was a carrier by rail wholly owned by Warners Collieries Co., a mining company. The jury returned...

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