B. & O. R. R. Co. v. McCamey

This action was originally commenced in the year 1889 ; although the case was tried on the pleadings, the amended petition and the answer thereto which were filed in June and August, 1894, respectively.

It is an action by McCamey, as ■ administrator, to recover for the wrongful death of Wilson, for the benefit of the next of kin; and the next of kin in this case are his wife and two minor children.

The petition is lengthy, and, perhaps, as far as this opinion is concerhed, the material facts in it can be much abbreviated. After alleging the incorporation of the defendant railroad company, and…