Vetaloro v. Perkins
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
On Answer in Abatement and Motion to Dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Oircuit Judge.
This is an action brought by the widow of an employé to recover damages for the 'death of her husband, under section 2 of the employers’ liability act of Massachusetts (Acts 1887, c. 270). It is contended that this action cannot be maintained, because it appears that the plaintiff is a citizen and resident of Italy. There is nothing in the language of the act which limits the right of recovery to citizens or residents of Massachusetts, and there seems to be no sound reason for holding- that nonresident aliens are excluded from the benefits conferred by section 2.…
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