Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Bourman, 212 U.S. 536 (1909)

Name: Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Bourman, 212 U.S. 536 (1909) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Texas & Pacific Railway Company v. Bourman

No. 56

Argued January 6, 7, 1909
Decided February 23, 1909
212 U.S. 536

IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The engineer of a train and the section foreman are fellow-servants of a section hand, and the latter cannot recover against the employer for an injury occurring through the negligence of either of the former.

Northern Pacific Railroad v. Egeland, 163 U.S. 93, distinguished.

160 F. 452 reversed.

The facts are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Bourman, 212 U.S. 536 (1909) in 212 U.S. 536 212 U.S. 538. Original Sources, accessed June 7, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4FHQYRYFMNBPPQN.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Bourman, 212 U.S. 536 (1909). cited in 1909, 212 U.S. 536, pp.212 U.S. 538. Original Sources, retrieved 7 June 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4FHQYRYFMNBPPQN.

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