Richmond & Danville Railroad v. Gorman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgmant on verdict in an action by an administrator to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of his decedent. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment in an action for damages for personal injuries.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgmant on verdict in an action by an administrator to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of his decedent. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment in an action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff’s intestate, Samuel E. Gorman, deceased, was a journeyman plumber, and for about one year, 'immediately before his death, had been at work for wages in the city of Asheville, county of Buncombe, State of North Carolina; but his home was in the city of Washington, D. C., where he left…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
Whether the judgment appealed from shall be reversed or affirmed depends upon the faith and credit to be given to the proceedings in the courts of North Carolina, commencing with the grant of letters of administration to Brown and ending with the judgment of the United States circuit court confirming the settlement that had been made by him. All minor questions arising on the trial may be pretermitted. Indeed, the latter judgment may be left out of consideration, in so far as the validity of the appointment of the administrator is concerned. This judgment was sufficient for its own purposes.…
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