New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Scarlet, 249 U.S. 528 (1919)

Name: New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Scarlet, 249 U.S. 528 (1919) - Syllabus
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New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Company v. Scarlet

No. 24

Argued March 18, 1919
Decided April 21, 1919
249 U.S. 528

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Syllabus

A state law relieving the plaintiff of the burden of proving negligence is constitutionally inapplicable to a case under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. P. 529. New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Harris, 247 U.S. 367.

Under the Boiler Inspection Act, the mere breaking of a king pin and coupling chains, without other evidence, does not establish, as a matter of law, that they were defective. P. 530.

When the decision of the state court upholds a state statute in conflict with a valid law of the United States, review is by writ of error. Id.

115 Miss. 25 reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Scarlet, 249 U.S. 528 (1919) in 249 U.S. 528 249 U.S. 529. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7ZJNRCI1UYFVP2.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Scarlet, 249 U.S. 528 (1919), in 249 U.S. 528, page 249 U.S. 529. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7ZJNRCI1UYFVP2.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Scarlet, 249 U.S. 528 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 528, pp.249 U.S. 529. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7ZJNRCI1UYFVP2.

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