Southern Railway Co. v. Painter, 314 U.S. 155 (1941)

Southern Railway Co. v. Painter


No. 24


Argued October 20, 21, 1941
Decided November 17, 1941
314 U.S. 155

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

Section 265 of the Judicial Code forbids a federal court to enjoin proceedings in a state court though such injunction be in support of a suit, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, begun earlier and then pending in the federal court. P. 159.

117 F.2d 100 reversed.

Certiorari, 313 U.S. 556, to review the affirmance of a decree of injunction.