Wells-Dickey Trust Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

1 Reported in 207 N.W. 186. This case has been here before and is reported in 159 Minn. 417,199 N.W. 101, to which reference is made for an outline of the facts.

It was there held that the plaintiff, after the death of the mother of the deceased employe, might maintain this action for the benefit of the employe's sister.

But two questions were litigated at the second trial: (1) Was the sister dependent on her brother at the time of his death? (2) If she was, what pecuniary loss did she sustain? Defendant rested without introducing any evidence and moved unsuccessfully for a directed verdict.…