Oliver v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
District Court, E.D. Washington
At Law. Action by Mamie E. Oliver, as administratrix of the estate of John A. Oliver, deceased, as his personal representative fot the benefit of herself and minor children, against the Northern Pacific Railway Company. On motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
RUDKIN, District Judge.
On the 4th day of January, 1911, John A. Oliver, a porter in charge of a Pullman car attached to an eastbound passenger train of the defendant company, was killed at Cheney, Wash., by a rear-end collision. On the 18th day of January following his surviving widow and two minor children commenced an action in the state court to recover damages for his death, which was alleged to have been caused through the wrongful act and neglect of the defendant. The case was thereafter removed to this court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, and a trial was had. The sole issue…
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