Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDade
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This was an action to recover for the death, by wrongful act, of John I. McDade, an employe of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court, which was affirmed in the. Court of Appeals; 112 Fed. Rep. 888.
Thee was evidence tending to show that McDade, a brakeman in the employ of the company, was killed on the night of August 19, 1900, while engaged in' the discharge of his duties as head brakeman on a car in one of the company’s trains. McDade was at his post of duty and when last seen was transmitting a signal from the conductor to…
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