Great Northern Railway Co. v. Capital Trust Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MINNESOTA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolbs
While employed by the railway company as a switch-man, William M. Ward was accidentally killed, December 13, 1912; and the Administrator brought suit in a state court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended, for the benefit of his father and mother, seeking to recover their pecuniary loss and also damages for the injuries suffered by him prior to death. Some evidence tended to show that, after being run over by one or more cars, although wholly unconscious, the deceased continued to breathe for perhaps ten minutes. Testimony of other witnesses supported a claim that there was…
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