Boldt v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1918-01-07

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Me. Justice McReynolds delivered the opinion of the court. At Buffalo, New York, defendant has a yard where freight trains are made up. Cars under control of a brakeman descend by gravity to desired positions on connecting tracks which lie southward of the “hump” or high point. A rule forbade employees from going between cars without first taking precautions…

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