Phoenix Railway Co. v. Landis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP ARIZONA. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict and judgment for damages for negligence causing the death of the judgmentcreditor’s intestate, are stated, in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This action was-brought by the administrator of the estate of George W. Sanders against the Phoenix Railway Company to recover damages for negligence causing the death of the intestate. Judgment in favor of the administrator was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the Territory. 13 Arizona, 80, 108 Pac. Rep. 247; 13 Arizona, 279, 112 Pac. Rep. 844.
The first assignment of error is to the effect that the court below misconstrued the statute under which the action was brought. Rev. St. Ariz. 1901, pars. 2764-2766. The ruling was upon the sufficiency of the complaint, and the court followed Southern…
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