Engle v. Reider

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

*413Notwithstanding the tragic death in this case of plaintiffs decedent, the jury, in an action brought by the administratrix of his estate under the Wrongful Death and Survival Acts, found a verdict in favor of the original defendants, and we are constrained to hold, on plaintiffs present appeal, that the court below acted properly in refusing her motion for a new trial.

The jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff against the additional defendant, who, however, was decedent’s employer and therefore liable to him only under the Workmen’s Compensation Act;…