Kriss v. Union Pacific Railroad

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, John J. Kriss, brought this action in the district court for Douglas county to recover damages for the alleged negligence of the defendant causing the death of the decedent. She recovered |18,137.16, and the defendant has appealed.

The decedent lost his life in a collision of two of the trains of the defendant, and the defendant submitted the case to the -jury, conceding its liability, and contesting only the amount of the recovery.

*803The principal ground urged by the defendant for a reversal is the misconduct of the…