St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Darnell
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Geo. W. Clark, Judge. Action by Myrtle Darnell, administratrix, against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
On or about April 5, 1910, W. C. Darnell, while in the performance of his duty, as head brakeman, fell from defendant’s train and was killed at a point about one mile north of Scullin, Okla. The said train was being run from Francis, Okla., to Sherman, in the state of Texas, and was engaged in interstate business.
This suit is brought by Myrtle Darnell, his widow, in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband. It is claimed that the deceased lost his life because of the negligence of the defendant railroad, and the allegations of negligence are, in…
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