READING CO. V. KOONS, 271 U. S. 58 (1926)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Reading Co. v. Koons, 271 U.S. 58 (1926)
Reading Co. v. Koons
No. 213
Argued March 12, 15, 1926
Decided April 12, 1926
271 U.S. 58
Syllabus
Section 6 of the Employers' Liability Act, providing "[t]hat no action shall be maintained under this Act unless commenced within two years from the day the cause of action accrued," is to be construed as allowing, in death cases, two years from the time of death, not two years from the appointment of the administrator. P. 271 U. S. 60.
281 Pa. 270 reversed.
Certiorari to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which affirmed a judgment (26 Dauphin Co.Pa.Reps. 234) in an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.