Looney v. Metropolitan Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The facts are stated in the.opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Action brought by plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of James E. Looney, deceased’, against the defendants, for damages for the death of her intestate, alleged to have been caused by defendants. Judgment went against plaintiff in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
After the plaiptiff had rested her case the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendants. The correctness of this ruling is the,question in the case.
The declaration consists of four counts. The first three allege the employment of''the deceased by each…
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