Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. v. McFarland's Administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Carter Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Miller
Affirming.
On August 20th, 1902, Newton McFarland was killed in the mines of the “Harbison & Walker Company; Southern Department”, in Carter County, Kentucky, while in the service of that company. His wife, Dora McFarland, qualified as administratrix, and employed Frank Prater to bring a suit against the company, for damages, agreeing to give Prater, as a fee, a sum equivalent to one-half of the recovery.
Prater filed the action, but before it came to trial Mrs. McFarland caused it to be dismissed. She also resigned as administratrix, and consented to the…
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