Troxell v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD' CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction-of the Employers’" Liability Acts of 1906 and 1908 and the validity of a judgment recovered thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD' CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction-of the Employers’" Liability Acts of 1906 and 1908 and the validity of a judgment recovered thereunder, are stated in the opinion. The former action brought by plaintiff in error as widow for the benefit of herself and children, which she lost in the Circuit Court of Appeals, completely bars the present action brought by her as administratrix for the benefit of herself and children. The Circuit Court of Appeals had the right to consider the record of the former appeal because it was not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended (35 Stat. 65, c. 149; 36 Stat. 291, c. 143) by Lizzie M. Troxell, administratrix of the estate of Joseph Daniel Troxell, deceased, against The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company to recover for the alleged ■wrongful death of decedent. A verdict was rendered by the District Court, which had succeeded the Circuit Court, in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment entered accordingly, which, on writ of error, was reversed by the…
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