Fogarty v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Grady, J., entered June 17, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action on behalf of the widow and minor child of Frank Edward Myers to recover damages for his death caused by the derailment of an engine hauling an interstate passenger train of the defendant upon which he was working as fireman. It is predicated upon the Federal employers’ liability act. The case is here for the second time on appeal. The first trial resulted in a verdict in a lump sum for $20,000, which the trial court reduced to $12,500. The judgment was reversed for failure to segregate the damages accruing to each beneficiary and for an inadequate instruction as to the…
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