Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Schendel

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1926-04-12

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Mr.'Justice Sutherland delivered the opinion of the Court. These cases grow out of an accident on the line of the railway company in Iowa, in which Hope was killed and Elder was injured under circumstances establishing the negligence of the railway company and its consequent-liability for damages. The defense in each case was that the controlling issue had…

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