Roberts v. Cahill Forge & Foundry Co.

Plaintiff in error, and plaintiff below, Jnlia Roberts, as administratrix of the estate of James Edward Lunsford, deceased, brought this action for damages in the sum of $25,000 against defendant in error, Cahill Forge & Foundry Company. Plaintiff is the mother of the deceased, and the cause of action alleged in the declaration was the “wrongful death” of the deceased in the course of his employment by the defendant as a direct and proximate result of defendant’s negligence. Deceased, who was a minor more than 16 years of age, was employed to test steel drums manufactured by defendant, to see…