Smith v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action by Gilmer P. Smith, as administrator of the estate of James Mason, deceased, against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Company and others. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by Smith, as administrator, to recover damages for the death of his intestate, James Mason, alleged to have been caused by the joint negligence of five defendant railroad companies. These railroad companies are classified in the declaration into two groups, the first comprising the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Company, the Iron Mountain Railroad Company of Memphis, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, which in terms are alleged to be owned and operated by and under the management and control of what is known as the…
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