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1) This document summarizes two cases (Hartley v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. and Hartley v. Reading Co.) that were tried together regarding a single accident involving the plaintiff Hartley. 2) In the Baltimore & O. R. Co. case, the court found that the trial judge erred in instructing the jury that contributory negligence was not a defense, as it should have been allowed as a defense under the applicable state law for this diversity case. 3) In the Reading Co. case, the court found that while contributory n

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