Delaware, L. & W. R. v. Hughes
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Action by Esther A. Hughes, as administratrix, against the Delaware, Eackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant’s motion for new trial denied (233 Fed. 118), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by Esther A. Hughes, as administratrix of the estate of Thomas Hughes, deceased, to recover damages of the Railroad Company for its alleged negligence in causing the death of her husband. The action was brought under the federal Employers’ Liability Act. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,715.
[1] Thomas Hughes was killed on a track of the defendant’s road at Syracuse at about 4 o’clock on the morning of August 10, 1916, while it was yet dark. He was a man of experience and long service in the defendant’s employ and was…
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