Northern Pac. R. v. Graft
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to tbe Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. This was an action by Julia Craft, administratrix of Benjamin P. Craft, deceased, against the Northern Pacific Bailroad Company for causing the death of said Benjamin P. Craft. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in tbe circuit court. A motion for a new trial was denied (02 Fed. 735). Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
Julia Craft, the administratrix of the estate of Benjamin P.Craft, deceased, brought an action in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Oregon against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, alleging that on August 15, 1892, while said Benjamin P. Craft was lawfully engaged in the course of his employment as a car accountant of the Northern Pacific Terminal Company, the defendant carelessly and negligently, without ringing a bell or having sufficient lights displayed, or giving warning, or…
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