Sailor v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Comp. St., secs. 8657-8665) by Burkie Sailor, administratrix of the estate of Marion Edgar Sailor, deceased, for damages for the death of Sailor, alleged to have been caused by the. negligence of the defendant.

The defendant, after introducing in evidence the certificate of death of Sailor, rested and submitted the case on the evidence for plaintiff. A verdict for $12,500 was returned, and judgment entered thereon. The motion for a new trial was sustained, for the reason the deceased at the time of the injury was not employed in…