Snyder v. Penn Central Transportation Co.

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• holding defendant employer was equitably estopped from asserting statute of limitations defense in FELA action where employer's doctors misdiagnosed plaintiff's injury
• whether a plaintiff receives independent legal or medical advice, and his ability to understand the release, are additional factors in determining its validity
• whether a plaintiff receives independent legal or medical advice, and his ability to understand the release, are additional factors in determining its validity
• “Though a mistake as to future fact is insufficient to avoid a release ..., a mistake as to the present nature of the injury will be grounds for avoiding it.”
• “Though a mistake as to future fact is insufficient to avoid a release ..., a mistake as to the present nature of the injury will be grounds for avoiding it.”
• “In a F.E.L.A. case, federal rather than state law governs____”

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