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Davis V Kennedy, 266 U.S. 147 (1924)
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Davis V Kennedy, 266 U.S. 147 (1924)
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Davis v Kennedy No. 85 Argued October 17, 1924 Decided November 17, 1924 266 U.S. 147
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
Syllabus
Where a railway collision, killing an engineer, was directly due to neglect of his personal duty not to move his train forward without positively ascertaining that another train had passed, the possibility that the accident might have been prevented but for contributory negligence of other members of the crew in not performing the look-out duty devolving also upon them will not sustain an action by his representative against the carrier under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. P. 148.
Reversed.
Certiorari to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Tennessee affirming a judgment for death by personal injuries, recovered under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Davis V Kennedy, 266 U.S. 147 (1924) in 266 U.S. 147 266 U.S. 148. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H51WUU6GU4TX3GK.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Davis V Kennedy, 266 U.S. 147 (1924), in 266 U.S. 147, page 266 U.S. 148. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H51WUU6GU4TX3GK.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Davis V Kennedy, 266 U.S. 147 (1924). cited in 1924, 266 U.S. 147, pp.266 U.S. 148. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H51WUU6GU4TX3GK.
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