Friedman v. McHugh

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Martin McHugh was duly adjudicated a bankrupt, and, within six months after the adjudication, the bankrupt’s son, John McHugh, while an employee of a railroad, was killed in an accident.

Agnes McHugh, the mother of John McHugh, was appointed Administratrix of John’s estate. She obtained a settlement from the railroad, for the death of John, of $5,000. After the payment of counsel fees, $3,750 was left, which, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51…