Legal Opinion
Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation v. Tillie Mely, as Administratrix of the Estate of A. E. Mely, Deceased
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1954No. 14037PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.
The Administratrix of the Estate of A. E. Mely, deceased, brought action against the Northern Pacific Railway Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for wrongful death of Mely, who was employed as an engineer by the Railway. The case was tried before a jury, which awarded a verdict to plaintiff.
The engineer at the time of death was in charge of an extra train, No. 6015, consisting of four diesel units and a caboose, which left East Lewiston, Idaho, with orders to stop for the purpose of picking up additional cars at Arrow.…
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