Geraghty v. Lehigh Valley R. Co.

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, as executrix and sole beneficiary, to recover damages for the injury and death of her deceased husband, James J. Geraghty, while he was employed as a freight conductor by the defendant railroad. The complaint alleged that his injury and resulting death were caused by the defendant’s negligence or by defective couplers upon its cars at a time when he was engaged in interstate commerce. The defendant rested at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s ease, and moved for a directed verdict. This motion the court reserved and ultimately…