Burnett v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

This action was commenced by Levi Nadeau as plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries which he said he had •sustained while working in the employ of the defendant Northern Pacific Railway Company, as a common laborer and in its freight yard of its station a.t Livingston, Montana. The ease was tried and went to judgment for the defendant on motion for nonsuit. From this judgment the plaintiff appealed. After the appeal was perfected and before argument of the appeal, the plaintiff, appellant died. Proceedings were had whereby R. A. Burnett was appointed administrator of his estate.…