Taylor v. Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the construction of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of 1908 as amended in 1910, are stated in the opinion.
Read the full summary
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the construction of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of 1908 as amended in 1910, are stated in the opinion. It was error for the state court to hold that the net proceeds of the judgment recovered in the action of the administratrix against the railroad company, under the circumstances shown in the record herein, were not distribxitable under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of 1908 as amended in 1910. The net proceeds of this judgment are not “assets of the decedent’s estate” within the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The plaintiff in error'and defendant in error are respectively the widow and father of one Howard Taylor, a resident of Orange County, State of New York, who through the negligence of the Erie Railroad Company met with an accident which caused his death.
Plaintiff, in error was appointed the administratrix of his estate with right to prosecute any right of action granted by special provision of law as such administratrix. She brought suit, as such administratrix, against the Railroad Company for damages, alleging the employment of her husband in interstate commerce upon a train running from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by72 opinions
- Central Vermont Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Erie Railroad v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. KenneySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
67 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.