Great Northern Railway Co. v. Donaldson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
Adaline Donaldson as administratrix of the estate of Vance H. Thoms, deceased, brought suit in the Superior Court of Snohomish County, Washington, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, to recover damages for injuries received which resulted in the death of Vance H. Thoms, by reason of a boiler explosion upon one of defendant’s engines upon which decedent was employed as an engineer.
The charges of negligence, in the amended complaint alleged to have resulted in the injury and death of the decedent, were: That the boiler on the engine was insufficient in that:
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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