Erie Railroad v. Collins
Citations
- 253 U.S. 77
- 40 S. Ct. 450
- 64 L. Ed. 790
- 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1447
Syllabus
<p>Plaintiff’s duties on a railroad engaged in interstate and intrastate commerce were to attend to a signal tower and switches and also, in a nearby building, to run a gasoline engine to pump water into a tank for the use of the locomotives, whether operating intrastate or interstate trains. While engaged in'the latter employment, he was injured and disfigured by burns resulting from an explosion of gasoline. Held, employed, at time of injury, in interstate commerce, within the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. P. 82.</p> <p>Damages may be allowed by a jury for shame and humiliation resulting from an injury and personal disfigurement due to negligence. P. 85</p>
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- plaintiffs emotional distress, including “shame and humiliation” and “mental pain,” is cognizable under FELA when validated by a physical mutilation and disfigurement
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Judges: McKenna, Van Devanter Pitney
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