Nelson v. Southern Ry. Co., 246 U.S. 253 (1918)

Name: Nelson v. Southern Ry. Co., 246 U.S. 253 (1918) - Syllabus
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Nelson v. Southern Railway Company

No. 129

Argued January 8, 1918
Decided March 4, 1918
246 U.S. 253

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Syllabus

A civil engineer, employed by a railroad company, while surveying within one of its yards, was injured by a fall resulting from a defective tie and a space between ties unfilled by ballast. In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, held, upon the evidence, that the company did not fail in any duty which it owed to him.

170 N.Car. 170 affirmed.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Nelson v. Southern Ry. Co., 246 U.S. 253 (1918) in 246 U.S. 253 246 U.S. 254. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NIC9XYIZ1GWXIKD.

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