Flynn v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad

This is a suit under the Employers’ Liability Act for negligently causing the death of Edward L. Flynn, brought on May 15, 1929, by Flynn’s executor for the benefit of Flynn’s dependent widow and children. It is alleged that the injury was suffered on December 4, 1923, and that it caused Flynn’s death on September 1, 1928. The defendant, respondent here, demurred to the declaration on the ground that, more than two years having elapsed since the date when Flynn’s cause of action accrued, his right to sue was barred, and that therefore the suit could not be maintained. Act of April 22, 1908,…