Deremer v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

Smith Deremer was a fireman in the employ of the railroad company, and he was killed by accident while assisting in running a train. The suit is by his administratrix, under the statute for the pecuniary damage to his family in consequence of his death.

There are three counts in the declaration, and the counsel of the defendant conceiving that none of them sufficiently shows a cause of actio.., has interposed a general demurrer to the entire narration. The issue thus raised must consequently be decided in favor of the plaintiff if…