MacIntosh v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Action by the plaintiff as administratrix of Edwin C. Macintosh, her deceased husband, to recover damages under the Federal Employers Liability Act for his death.

There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant moved alternatively for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The motion was denied. The defendant appeals from the judgment for the plaintiff. The applicability of the Federal act is not questioned. Whether the evidence sustains the verdict is the inquiry. This involves the question of the defendant’s negligence, and the question of the causal connection of such…