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Keys, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 1940 — 308 U.S. 529 · caselaw · US
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Keys, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
308 U.S. 529·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 242.
Keys, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Argued January 8, 1940.
Decided January 15, 1940.
Mr. Simone N. Gazan for petitioner. Mr. Ray Rood Allen, with whom Mr. Frederic D. McKenney was on the brief, for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals is reversed and that of the District Court is affirmed upon the ground that the question of assumption of risk was properly submitted to the jury.