Legal Opinion
Larry v. Chicago, B. & Q. R.
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided December 5, 1947No. 5513PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s suit, based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., and the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., is brought by her as administratrix of the estate of Howard W. Larry. The complaint, after alleging that the deceased met his death under circumstances coming within the purview of the Act, recites that deceased “left surviving him as his sole heir at law and beneficiary, Adeline Larry, his widow”, and the same person as plaintiff, who is now suing in a representative capacity. Damages in the sum of $100,000 are prayed…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- American R. Co. of PR v. BirchSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Wells-Dickey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- City of Louisville v. Hart's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Kennedy v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Mrs. Lydia Sandoz Hassan, Administratrix of the Estate of Owen J. Sandoz, Deceased v. A. M. Landry & Son, Inc., and the Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- BENOTT v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Benoit v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Knox Williams, Administrator Ad Litem of the Estate of W. G. Snyder, Deceased v. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967