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Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. Co. v. Mullins, 249 U.S. 531 (1919)
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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.
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. Co. v. Mullins, 249 U.S. 531 (1919)
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company v. Mullins No. 273 Argued March 21, 1919 Decided April 21, 1919 249 U.S. 531
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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A state law relieving the plaintiff of the burden of proving negligence is constitutionally inapplicable to a case under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. P. 532. New Orleans & Northeastern R. Co. v. Harris, 247 U.S. 367.
For the purpose of determining whether error was prejudicial, this Court will examine the whole record, leaving state questions to the decision of state courts in cases coming from them. P. 533.
A flagman was injured while engaged in switching an interstate train. Held that the railroad company was not under an absolute duty to furnish him a safe place for the performance of his duties, but was merely bound to use reasonable care. Id.
115 Miss. 343 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. Co. v. Mullins, 249 U.S. 531 (1919) in 249 U.S. 531 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YPJ1U8BIRJ4NDQU.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. Co. v. Mullins, 249 U.S. 531 (1919), in 249 U.S. 531, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YPJ1U8BIRJ4NDQU.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. Co. v. Mullins, 249 U.S. 531 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 531. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YPJ1U8BIRJ4NDQU.
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