Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Leslie
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Little River Circuit Court; Jefferson T. Cowling, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit brought by the appellee as administrator of the estate of Leslie A. Old, deceased, for the benefit of the widow and her infant child, under the Federal Employers ’ Liability Act and its amendment of April 5, 1910. The suit is brought for the loss of contributions to the widow and child by reason of the death of Old, and also for the conscious pain and suffering which…
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Appeal from Little River Circuit Court; Jefferson T. Cowling, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit brought by the appellee as administrator of the estate of Leslie A. Old, deceased, for the benefit of the widow and her infant child, under the Federal Employers ’ Liability Act and its amendment of April 5, 1910. The suit is brought for the loss of contributions to the widow and child by reason of the death of Old, and also for the conscious pain and suffering which Old endured before his death, which, under the act, survived to the administrator for the benefit of his widow and child.…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1. The court did not err in denying the petition for removal to the Federal court. St. Louis & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Conarty, 106 Ark. 421; Kansas City So. Ry. Co. v. Cook, 100 Ark. 467.
2. The complaint alleged that the appellant was negligent in not providing ladders and grab-irons on the ends of the cars to enable the brakemen to pass safely from one car to the other, and that appellant was negligent in the manner of making up its train by placing the tank car next to a high car, and that appellant was negligent in that its engineer handled his engine in such…
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