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Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 338 U.S. 263 (1949)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 338 U.S. 263 (1949)
Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company No. 17 Argued October 11, 1949 Decided November 7, 1949 338 U.S. 263
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MICHIGAN
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An agreement between a railroad and an employee injured by its negligence, which limits the venue of any action thereafter brought by the employee under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and deprives him of his right to bring an action in any forum authorized by the Act is void as conflicting with the Act. Pp. 263-266.
321 Mich. 693, 33 N.W.2d 120, reversed.
In a suit brought by a railroad company in a state court of Michigan to enjoin petitioner from prosecuting a Federal Employers’ Liability Act case against it in Illinois, the trial court held that a contract restricting the choice of venue was void, and dismissed the suit. The Michigan Supreme Court reversed. 321 Mich. 693, 33 N.W.2d 120. This Court granted certiorari. 3 37 U.S. 923. Reversed, p. 266.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 338 U.S. 263 (1949) in 338 U.S. 263 Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SEVMUA3LEBENXP4.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 338 U.S. 263 (1949), in 338 U.S. 263, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SEVMUA3LEBENXP4.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 338 U.S. 263 (1949). cited in 1949, 338 U.S. 263. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SEVMUA3LEBENXP4.
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