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Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 327 U.S. 399 (1946)
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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.
Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 327 U.S. 399 (1946)
Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co. No. 484 Argued February 1, 1946 Decided February 25, 1946 327 U.S. 399
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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The Federal Employers’ Liability Act provides that the liability of the carrier under the Act shall extend, in case of the death of the employee,
to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee’s parents; and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee.
Held, where a decedent left no spouse, children or parents, a cousin who was dependent on the decedent had a right of recovery, even though the decedent was survived also by nearer next of kin who were not dependent and could not recover. P. 401.
150 F.2d 902, reversed.
In a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the district court gave judgment for the plaintiff. 57 F.Supp. 625. The circuit court of appeals reversed. 150 F.2d 902. This Court granted certiorari. 326 U.S. 712. Reversed, p. 402.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 327 U.S. 399 (1946) in 327 U.S. 399 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YXABLNZDPS1TH1E.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 327 U.S. 399 (1946), in 327 U.S. 399, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YXABLNZDPS1TH1E.
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