Bruce v. Tobin
Supreme Court of the United States
PETITION FOR A WRIT OF .CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. The case is stated in the opinion. in support of the petition.- Their printed argument was confined to the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice White,
by direction of the court.
A railroad in whose service Tobin lost his life while actually engaged in carrying on interstate commerce, ad mitting liability under the Act of Congress, paid the1 conceded loss to Iris administrator. A father and mother, but no widow or children survived. The father, the respond-' ent, sued in a state court to recover half the amount as his share of the loss. Setting aside the action of the trial court rejecting the claim, but not specifically fixing the amount of the father’s recovery, the Supreme Court of South Dakota…
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