Deserant v. Cerillos Coal Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE TERRITORY OE NEW MEXICO. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
This action is consolidated of three, brought by plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff in the court below and may be so called here, as administratrix of the estates respectively of her husband, Henri Deserant, and her sons Jules Deserant and Henri Deserant, Jr.
The actions were for damages for the deaths of her said in-testates by an explosion in a mine owned by defendant, and which explosion was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of plaintiff in error. The action was based upon a statute of New Mexico, which gives an action for damages to the personal representatives of a person…
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