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Erie R. Co. v. Hilt, 247 U.S. 97 (1918)
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Erie R. Co. v. Hilt, 247 U.S. 97 (1918)
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Erie Railroad Company v. Hilt No. 846 Argued May 3, 1918 Decided May 20, 1918 247 U.S. 97
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Syllabus
The New Jersey law providing that any person injured by engine or car while walking, standing, or playing on any railroad shall be deemed to have contributed and shall not recover from the company (Comp.Stats., 1911, p. 4245), applies to a boy less than seven years old.
In the absence of a decision of the state supreme court, this Court inclines to follow an intermediate appellate tribunal in construing a state statute.
When the injured child’s object in reaching under a car was to recover a plaything, held there was no basis for implying an invitation on the part of the railroad company.
246 F. 800 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Erie R. Co. v. Hilt, 247 U.S. 97 (1918) in 247 U.S. 97 247 U.S. 100. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MGSHQL42XYMJ9GD.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Erie R. Co. v. Hilt, 247 U.S. 97 (1918), in 247 U.S. 97, page 247 U.S. 100. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MGSHQL42XYMJ9GD.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Erie R. Co. v. Hilt, 247 U.S. 97 (1918). cited in 1918, 247 U.S. 97, pp.247 U.S. 100. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MGSHQL42XYMJ9GD.
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