Corbett v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort under St. 1909, c. 541, §§ 127, 129, by the widow of Michael J. Corbett for his instantaneous death while working for the defendant as a brakeman on July 8, 1912, at Lawrence. Writ dated December 6, 1912; also Tort under U. S. St. of April 22, 1908, c. 149, as amended by TJ. S. St. of April 5, 1910, c. 143, by the administratrix of the estate of the same Michael J. Corbett, who also was his widow, for his death.
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Tort under St. 1909, c. 541, §§ 127, 129, by the widow of Michael J. Corbett for his instantaneous death while working for the defendant as a brakeman on July 8, 1912, at Lawrence. Writ dated December 6, 1912; also Tort under U. S. St. of April 22, 1908, c. 149, as amended by TJ. S. St. of April 5, 1910, c. 143, by the administratrix of the estate of the same Michael J. Corbett, who also was his widow, for his death. Writ dated June 12, 1914. The U. S. St. of April 22, 1908, c. 149, as amended by U. S. St. of April 5, 1910, c. 143, is as follows: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
The husband of the plaintiff met his death on July 8, 1912, from injuries received while working for the defendant. The plaintiff brought the first action in her own name and right to recover damages for this death under the Massachusetts employers’ liability act, which in such cases gives a right of action to the widow of the employee. Subsequently, having been appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband, she brought an action as such administratrix under the employers’ liability act of the United States, alleging that the deceased was engaged at the time of his death in service…
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