Saxton v. El Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Cochise. Alfred C. Lockwood, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
This action was commenced under the state, employers’ liability law (chapter 6, pars. 3153-3162, Civ. Code 1913) by the plaintiff, Harriet A. Saxton, to recover damages for the death of her son, Roy V. Saxton, alleged to have occurred while he was in the employ of the defendant, El Paso and Southwestern Railroad, as foreman of a gang of men erecting signals along the right of way of the defendant.
A plea in bar to the action was filed which stated that the defendant was a railroad corporation engaged in interstate commerce, and that the decedent was in the employment of the defendant and was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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