Burlington & Missouri River Railroad v. Crockett

Maxwell, Ch. J.

An opinion was filed in this cause at the last term of the court, judgment being reversed for want of a material allegation in the petition. 17 Neb., 574. Afterwards the parties entered into a stipulation that the petition be amended and the cause again submitted, either party to have leave to file an additional brief. The action is brought by the plaintiff, the mother of Clayborn Crockett, as administratrix of his estate, to recover damages for his death, caused by the caving of an embankment at a gravel pit where he and others were at work for the railroad company. The…