O'DONNELL v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

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• affirming jury verdict finding negligence by railroad-employed doctor based on treatment of plaintiffs pre-existing eye irritation suffered while on duty
• “[A] railroad may, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, be liable for the negligence of a doctor in its employ, despite the fact that the doctor must inevitably exercise professional discretion in the examination and treatment of patients.”

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