Oakes v. Mase
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The defendant in error, who was plaintiff in the trial,court,, sued to recover damages caused by an injury, resulting in the death of-her intestate, whilst serving as. an engineer on an. engine of the defendant company in-the State of Montana-After the cause was put at issue a jury was waived by a. written stipulation, and. it ivas submitted to. the court for-judgment on an agreed statement of facts. .The ffacts stated established that the accident was caused by a switch negligently left open by the conductor of another train on the-same road-. The trial^court, considering that the…
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