Legal Opinion

Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. v. Costa

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 5, 1918No. 6708PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from District Court, Major County ; James TV. Steen, Judge. Action by Lula Costa, administratrix of the estate of Burley D. Costa, deceased, against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company and J. O. Davidson and others, receivers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

BLEAKMORE, C.

This is an action under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (35 Slat, at L. 65, c. 149, Comp. Stat. 1916, §§ 8657-8665), commenced in the trial court by Lula Costa, administratrix of the estate of Burley D'. Costa, as plaintiff, against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company, a corporation, J. O. Davidson, E. Dickinson, and M. L. Turner, receivers, as defendants, seeking recovery on account of the death of her intestate, alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendants' while employed by them. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendants have…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. TilghmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Holliday by and Through HollidaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  2. Beggs Oil Co. v. DeardorfSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  3. St. Louis S. F. R. R. Co. v. BatemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
  4. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Ry. Co. v. CrabtreeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
  5. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Ry. Co. v. McAnallySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952

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