Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Zernecke
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OP NEBRASKA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
delivered the opinion of the court.'
This action was brought in the district'court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, by the defendant in error as the administra-trix of the estate of Ernest H. Zerneoke, deceased, against the plaintiff in error, for damages, under a statute of the State, for the death .of Zerneoke, caused by the derailment of the train of plaintiff in error upon which Zerneoke was a passenger.
The plaintiff alleged negligence in the railroad company and its servants. The answer of the company denied negligence, and alleged that the derailment was caused by some person or persons…
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