Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Coogan

Petitioner is an interstate carrier by railroad. William Coogan came to his death at Farmington, Minnesota, July 14,1923, while employed as a brakeman on one of its interstate trains. Respondent brought this action in the district court of Dakota County in that State under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, approved April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, to recover damages for the benefit of the widow and children of the deceased. At the close of all the evidence, petitioner moved the court to direct a verdict in its favor on the ground, among others, that respondent had failed to prove any…