Erie Railroad v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
The Erie Railroad Company was sued in the State of New York by the defendant in error to recover damages for the claimed negligent causing of the death of Stephen Mistschook, who was a„ subject of the Emperor of Russia and who left surviving him a wife and three children resident in Russia.
After denying negligence and liability, the company averred that it had settled the claim, with the Russian Consul resident at New York, who, acting under authority of the treaties between the United States and the Emperor of Russia, and in behalf of the widow and next of kin of the deceased, had executed…
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