Califore v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.

This is a matter arising under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code 1931, section 1361 et seq.) on the complaint of Nancy Califore. Her husband, Fred Califore, had sustained personal injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment at Sioux City, Iowa, with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company. The answer of the railway company admitted that the claimant was the widow of Fred Califore, who was employed by the defendant prior to his death, and claimed that the matter was governed by the United States law regulating the obligations of common carriers, and the…