Legal Opinion
Henkel v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 15, 1932No. 387PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
This action was brought in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota under the Federal'Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. Upon obtaining a verdict, the plaintiff asked for an order allowing fees for expert witnesses-who had testified at the trial. The application was.made under the following provision of the Minnesota statutes (Mason’s Minn. Stat. 1927, § 7009): .
“ Expert Witnesses. — The judge of any court ■ of record, before whom any witness is summoned or sworn and examined as an expert in any profession or calling, may,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Washington Ex Rel. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by115 opinions
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