Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Harvey
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict against a railway company for damages for causing death of an employé, are stated in the the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case comes to this court from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit because The Texas & Pacific Railway Company is a Federal corporation. The action was brought by Amanda Harvey to recover for the death of her son, W. S. Harvey, occasioned by the negligence of the Railway Company while he was in its employ. The judgment against the Railway Company entered by'the United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Texas, to which court the casé had been removed, was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Railway Company maintained a roundhouse at Marshall, Texas,…
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