Majority
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. We hold that the proofs were sufficient to submit to the jury the question whether employer negligence played a part in producing the petitioner’s injury. Wilkerson v. McCarthy, 336 U. S. 53 ; Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 352 U. S. 500 ; Webb v. Illinois Central R. Co., 352 U. S. 512 ; Shaw v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 353 U. S. 920 ; Futrelle v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 353 U. S. 920 ; Deen v. Gulf, C. & S. F. R. Co., 353 U. S. 925 ; Thomson v. Texas & Pacific R. Co., 353 U. S. 926 ; Arnold v. Panhandle & S. F. R. Co., 353 U. S. 360 ; Ringhiser v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co., 354 U. S. 901 ; McBride v. Toledo Terminal R. Co., 354 U. S. 517 ; Gibson v. Thompson, 355 U. S. 18 ; Honeycutt v. Wabash R. Co., 355 U. S. 424 . The judgment of the Supreme Court of Missouri is
Mr. Justice Harlan concurs in the result for the reasons given in his memorandum in Gibson v. Thompson, 355 U. S. 18 .
For the reasons set forth in his opinion in Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 352 U. S. 500 , 524, Mr. Justice Frankfurter is of the view that the writ of certiorari is improvidently granted.
Mr. Justice Whittaker dissents.
Cases cited
- Wilkerson v. McCarthy 336 U. S. 53 p. 41
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad 352 U. S. 500 p. 41, p. 42
- Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad 352 U. S. 512 p. 41
- 353 U. S. 920 353 U. S. 920 p. 41
- 353 U. S. 925 353 U. S. 925 p. 41
- 353 U. S. 926 353 U. S. 926 p. 41
- Arnold v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co. 353 U. S. 360 p. 41
- Ringhiser v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. 354 U. S. 901 p. 41
- McBride v. Toledo Terminal Railroad 354 U. S. 517 p. 41
- Gibson v. Thompson 355 U. S. 18 p. 41, p. 42
- Honeycutt v. Wabash Railway Co. 355 U. S. 424 p. 41