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Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U.S. 459 (1947)
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Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U.S. 459 (1947)
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Lillie v. Thompson No. 206 Decided November 24, 1947 332 U.S. 459
PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
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A complaint under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act alleged that the hours, location and circumstances of the complainant’s work created a likelihood that she would suffer injuries through the criminal acts of a person not an employee, that the railroad failed to exercise its duty of taking reasonable measures to protect her against the foreseeable danger, and that she suffered injuries as a result of the railroad’s failure to take such measures.
Held:
1. The complaint stated a cause of action under the Act. Pp. 460-461.
2. That the danger was from criminal misconduct by an outsider is irrelevant. If that danger was foreseeable, the railroad had a duty to make reasonable provision against it. Pp. 461-462.
162 F.2d 716, reversed.
Petitioner’s suit against a railroad for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act was dismissed by the District Court for failure to state a cause of action. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. 162 F.2d 716. This Court grants a petition for certiorari, reverses the judgment, and remands the case to the District Court, p. 462.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U.S. 459 (1947) in 332 U.S. 459 332 U.S. 460. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EEU5BLCPNLEW947.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U.S. 459 (1947), in 332 U.S. 459, page 332 U.S. 460. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EEU5BLCPNLEW947.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U.S. 459 (1947). cited in 1947, 332 U.S. 459, pp.332 U.S. 460. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EEU5BLCPNLEW947.
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