Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Wulf
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and to what extent amendments of pleadings are allowable, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
The defendant in error, Sallie C. Wulf, in her individual capacity, commenced this action January 23, 1909, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas, to recover damages by reason of the death of her son, Fred S'. Wülf, which occurred November 27, 1908, while he was in the employ of the defendant , (now plaintiff in error) as a locomotive fireman, and in the performance of his duties as such upon a train bound from Parsons in the State of Kansas to Osage in the State of Oklahoma. The original petition set up diversity of citizenship, plaintiff 'being alleged…
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