Close v. Portland Terminal Co.

Action on the case for personal injuries, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act by a minor seventeen years of age, unemancipated and living with his father, by the father as next friend.

The plaintiff claimed in his writ and declaration to recover for pain and suffering, hospital expenses, medical attendance and medicine required by reason of the injuries and for loss of wages due to the injuries, and offered evidence of such claims. The presiding Justice ruled that the plaintiff could not recover for the hospital and medical expenses and loss of wages, and excluded the evidence…