Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Lenahan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Craig County; Preston S. Davis, Judge. Action by Etta Lenahan, and Etta Len-ahan as administratrix of estate of James Lenahan, deceased, against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
This action was originally commenced in the district count of 'Craig county by Etta Lenahan in her individual capacity, for the purpose of recovering damages against the plaintiff in error herein for the wrongful death of her husband, James Len-ahan. The action as thus commenced was subsequently tried, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $15,-000. Upon appeal .this judgment was reversed, upon the ground that the widow of a deceased railroad employe cannot prosecute in her own name the action for damages given by1 the Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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