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

Name: Southern Railway Co. v. Painter, 314 U.S. 155 (1941) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Southern Railway Co. v. Painter, 314 U.S. 155 (1941) in 314 U.S. 155 314 U.S. 158. Original Sources, accessed June 7, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=A9XK7VDFGIHSFLV.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Southern Railway Co. v. Painter, 314 U.S. 155 (1941). cited in 1941, 314 U.S. 155, pp.314 U.S. 158. Original Sources, retrieved 7 June 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=A9XK7VDFGIHSFLV.

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