Hull v. Virginian Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County.' Action by Maude Hull, administratrix, etc., against tbe Virginian Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, President :
Plaintiff, as administratrix of ber deceased husband, brought this action under the Federal Employers Liability Act against the Virginian Railway Company to recover damages for his death, caused by its alleged negligence. The accident out of which this suit grew is the same as in the case of Culp’s Adm’x. v. Virginian Railway Co., 77 W. Va. 125, 87 S. E. 187. The evidence in the two eases is very similar, and the principles of law applied there govern our decision here. Defendant is an interstate carrier and deceased, at the time of his death, was a brakeman employed on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Easter v. Virginian Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Culp v. Virginian Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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- Smith v. United Fuel Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
- Staton v. Virginian Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1938
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