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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Stapleton, 279 U.S. 587 (1929)
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Stapleton, 279 U.S. 587 (1929)
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Stapleton No. 133 Submitted January 2, 1929 Restored to docket and argued April 9, 1929 Decided May 27, 1929 279 U.S. 587
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF KENTUCKY
Syllabus
1. A right of action cannot arise under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act upon any other basis than negligence. P. 589.
2. The carrier cannot be held for negligence under this Act upon the ground that the employee was under sixteen years of age, employed in violation of a statute of the state where the accident occurred forbidding and penalizing the employment of infants of his years for work upon any railroad. P. 593.
3. The question whether the carrier is so liable is a federal question and is not determined by rulings of the state court holding violations of the state statute to be negligence per se. P. 593.
233 Ky. 154 reversed.
Certiorari, 278 U.S. 585, to review a judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirming a recovery of damages in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Stapleton, 279 U.S. 587 (1929) in 279 U.S. 587 279 U.S. 588. Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RJBBBQVN1G11V1T.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Stapleton, 279 U.S. 587 (1929), in 279 U.S. 587, page 279 U.S. 588. Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RJBBBQVN1G11V1T.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Stapleton, 279 U.S. 587 (1929). cited in 1929, 279 U.S. 587, pp.279 U.S. 588. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RJBBBQVN1G11V1T.
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