Truckee River General Electric Co. v. Benner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
ín Error to the District Court'of the United States for the District of Nevada; Edward S. Farrington, Judge. Action by A. S. Benner, as administrator of the estate of Clarence J. Benner, deceased, against the Truckee River General Electr-ic. Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
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ín Error to the District Court'of the United States for the District of Nevada; Edward S. Farrington, Judge. Action by A. S. Benner, as administrator of the estate of Clarence J. Benner, deceased, against the Truckee River General Electr-ic. Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. The plaintiff in error was the defendant in an action which was brought by the administrator of the estate of Clarence X Benner to recover damages on account of the death of his decedent. The parties will be designated herein “plaintiff” and “defendant,” as they were in the court below. The…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] It is assigned as error that, after the close of the testimony, the court permitted the plaintiff to amend his complaint so as to allege: First, that for more than four years prior to the death of Clarence the plaintiff, as his father, by his acts and conduct had emancipated said Clarence and surrendered to him all rights to his earnings; second, that for more than one year prior to his death Clarence had contributed large sums of money to the support of his said sister and brothers in the sum of at least $50 per month, and that if he had lived he would…
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- Lange v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Montana Mining Co. v. St. Louis Min. & Mill. Co. of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1906
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- Delaware & Hudson Co. v. JenningsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
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