DUNN
v.
UNITED STATES; GORDON V. UNITED STATES; AND WULSCH V. ILLINOIS ET AL.

U.S. | 1956-04-09
Nos. 577; No. 598; No. 638
350 U.S. 1013 Supreme Court of the United States (1956) Caution
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  • Fla. E. Coast Ry. Co. v. Denver C. Booth, 148 So. 2d 536 (Fla. 3d DCA 1963)
    …ce of the pass removed its gratuitous nature and made it [*538] one issued for consideration, which in turn rendered ineffective the provisions limiting the defendant’s liability. See Martin v. Greyhound Corp., 6 Cir.1955, 227 F. 2d 501, cert. den., 350 U.S. 1013, 76 S.Ct. 657, 100 L.Ed. 873 (1956). See also Sassaman v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 3 Cir.1943, 144 F. 2d 950; Fowler v. Western & A.R.R., 75 Ga.App. 156, 42 S.E. 2d 499 (1947). Compare Charleston & Western Carolina R. Co. v. Thompson, 234 U.S. 576, 34 S…
  • …ility should be given legal effect for two reasons. First, I am persuaded that there existed consideration for the railroad pass, and therefore, this case is controlled by Martin v. Greyhound Corporation, 227 F. 2d 501 (6th Cir. 1955), cert. denied, 350 U.S. 1013, 76 S.Ct. 657, 100 L.Ed. 873 (1956). Second, it is contrary to public policy to permit the contracting away of the liability for one’s negligent conduct to one’s employees where the employer enjoys the benefits of what is in effect a public monopoly…
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  • …tgagee. Therefore, the respondent never actually or constructively received or had any right to receive anything but the certificates.” See also Caswell’s Estate v. Com’r, 9 Cir., 211 F. 2d 693; Moe v. Earle 9 Cir., 226 F. 2d 583, certiorari denied 350 U.S. 1013, 76 S.Ct. 657, 100 L.Ed. 873; William A. Joplin, Jr. v. Com’r, 17 T.C. 1526. While in the cases cited, the taxpayers were reporting on the cash basis, we think the principles upon which the decisions are based would prevent the credits being taxed,…

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