Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Gray
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1916No. 355PublishedCited by 116 opinions
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict and judgment in an action under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Kenneth L. Gray, an experienced brakeman, was of the crew in charge of plaintiff in error’s north-bound interstate freight train which started from Spencer at 9:45 P. M. August 29, 1912. Seeking damages for his death, the administratrix brought this suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (c. 149, 35 Stat. 65; c. 143, 36 Stat. 291) in the Superior Court, Randolph County, N. C. Among other things her amended complaint alleges:
“5. That on the 30th day of August, 1912, the intestate of the plaintiff was on a freight train running from Spencer in the State of North Carolina to Washington,…
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