Gay v. Hurst

Mrs. Eula Hurst, as administratrix of the estate of Orien A. Hurst, brought an action under the Federal employer’s liability act against C. E. Gay Jr., as receiver of the Savannah & Atlanta Eailway, for damages alleged to have been sustained by herself and her minor daughter, Eosalie Hurst, widow and daughter respectively of said Orien A. Hurst, who, while in the employ of said railroad as switchman, was killed by falling between two cars of a train of said railroad near Savannah, Ga.

The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $7,000,— $5,000 for the widow and $2^,000 for the…