Supreme Court of the United States March 11, 1935, 383 (Swinson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.)

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Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Swinson, a freight brakeman in the employ of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, in the federal district court for Minnesota. The accident occurred while he was releasing a handbrake at the end of a tank car. The brake was tightly set.