Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Leitch, 276 U.S. 429 (1928)

Name: Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Leitch, 276 U.S. 429 (1928) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company v. Leitch

No. 98

Argued March 14, 1928
Decided April 9, 1928
276 U.S. 429

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF

APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA

Syllabus

A locomotive engineer assumes the risk of being struck by a mail crane or mail sack hanging from it (Southern Pacific Co. v. Berkshire, 254 U.S. 415), even though placed some inches closer to the track than the general plan for the railroad provided, no unquestionable disregard of obvious precautions being shown. P. 430.

101 W.Va. 230 reversed.

Certiorari, 273 U.S. 678, to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia sustaining a recovery in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Leitch, 276 U.S. 429 (1928) in 276 U.S. 429 276 U.S. 430. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EV1EBSN367Z4MAR.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Leitch, 276 U.S. 429 (1928), in 276 U.S. 429, page 276 U.S. 430. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EV1EBSN367Z4MAR.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Leitch, 276 U.S. 429 (1928). cited in 1928, 276 U.S. 429, pp.276 U.S. 430. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EV1EBSN367Z4MAR.

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