Davis v. Sorrell

This is an appeal from a judgment recovered by appellee, as administratrix of the estate of W. T. Sorrell, deceased, against appellant, in an action under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665). No question is presented as to due proof of dependency, earnings of the plaintiff’s intestate, and amount of recovery, nor was it controverted that at the time the fatal injuries were received, the deceased employé was engaged in work of such interstate character as to bring the ■case within the influence of the federal act. The cause was submitted to the jury on count 3,…