Pugh v. Bluff City Excursion Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Action.by Mary Pugh, administratrix of Jesse P. Pugh, deceased, against the Bluff City Excursion Company. Judgment for plaintiff for nominal damages, and she brings error.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, who is a tyidow, brought suit against the defendant to recover damages for causing the death of her son by negligence in the management of a vessel on which he was a passenger. Such an action is,given by a statute of the state in which the occurrence happened. On the trial it was testified that the son at the time of lifs'death was 29 years old and in good health; that he was capable of earning, and at the time of his death had been earning, $20 a week; that she was almost entirely dependent upon her son and a daughter who contributed to her support. These facts were not…
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