Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U.S. 169 (1916)

Name: Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U.S. 169 (1916) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company v. Whitacre

No. 71

Argued November 7, 1916
Decided December 4, 1916
242 U.S. 169

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

Syllabus

In the absence of clear and palpable error, this Court will not disturb the concurrent findings of state trial and appellate courts upon the mere sufficiency of the evidence concerning negligence and assumption of risk in a case under the Employers’ Liability Act.

Certain requests for instructions are here held rightly refused because of deficiencies in recitals of facts.

121 Md. 411 affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U.S. 169 (1916) in 242 U.S. 169 242 U.S. 170. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3VUNQ1V8CH2GXR.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U.S. 169 (1916), in 242 U.S. 169, page 242 U.S. 170. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3VUNQ1V8CH2GXR.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U.S. 169 (1916). cited in 1916, 242 U.S. 169, pp.242 U.S. 170. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3VUNQ1V8CH2GXR.

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