In the 1927 case Linstead, Executrix v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company after an employee was killed on duty due to alleged negligence by the company. The plaintiff argued that under Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), which allows railroad workers to sue their employers for injury or death caused by negligence, they were entitled to damages from his death. However, the court found that there wasn't sufficient evidence of negligence on part of the railway company and thus could not hold them liable for compensation under FELA provisions. The decision emphasized that while FELA does provide protections for employees against employer's negligent acts causing harm or death during employment; it doesn’t mean a liability is created every time an accident occurs at workplace without clear proof of such neglect.

In the dissenting opinion for Linstead, Executrix, v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company case in 1927, Justice Stone argued that the majority misinterpreted the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). He believed that FELA was intended to hold employers liable for injuries sustained by employees due to negligence and did not require proof of foreseeability of harm. The majority's decision required a level of foreseeability which he felt contradicted Congress's intent when they passed FELA. Furthermore, he disagreed with their interpretation of proximate cause; arguing it should be determined based on whether or not an injury occurred as a natural and probable consequence of negligence rather than if it could have been anticipated specifically. In his view, this would better align with common law principles and congressional intent behind FELA.