Elizabeth v. Conemaugh Black Lick Railroad

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This is a claim for damages resulting from a death action under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.

Upon jury trial, a verdict was returnéd in favor of plaintiff administratrix in the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00). The surviving wife and seven minor children suffered pecuniary loss as a result of the most unfortunate death. 1

In answer to specific interrogatories, the jury found the total-amount of damages to be $100,000.00 but attributed twenty per cent of the negligence which was the proximate cause of the accident to the…