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Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335 (1928)
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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.
Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335 (1928)
Mellon v. Goodyear No. 131 Argued December 8, 1927 Decided May 28, 1928 277 U.S. 335
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF KANSAS
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1. Under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, a full settlement and release, executed advisedly and in good faith between a railroad carrier and an injured employee discharges not only the claim of the employee for personal loss and suffering resulting from the injury while he lived, but also the claim of his dependants for pecuniary damages resulting from his ensuing death. P. 339.
2. Insofar a it give an action for the benefit of dependants, the statute is essentially identical with Lord Campbell’s Act. Under both, the remedy of the dependants is conditioned on the existence in the decedent at the time of his death of a right to recover for the injury. P. 344.
121 Kan. 392 reversed.
Certiorari, 273 U.S. 684, to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Kansas affirming judgment recovered by the administrator of a deceased employee in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. See also 114 Kan. 557; 115 id. 20.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335 (1928) in 277 U.S. 335 277 U.S. 336. Original Sources, accessed July 10, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2NCGMLHUPV6EN52.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335 (1928), in 277 U.S. 335, page 277 U.S. 336. Original Sources. 10 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2NCGMLHUPV6EN52.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335 (1928). cited in 1928, 277 U.S. 335, pp.277 U.S. 336. Original Sources, retrieved 10 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2NCGMLHUPV6EN52.
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