Southern Pacific Company v. Hendricks

UDALL, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant, Southern Pacific Company, a corporation, from a judgment, based upon a jury verdict, in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Clotilda A. Hendricks, administratrix of the estate of her son, Alexander Joseph Augustin, deceased, for his alleged wrongful death by sunstroke due to the claimed negligence of defendant. We shall hereafter refer to the parties by name or as plaintiff’s decedent, and defendant.

*375The action was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The statute expressly imposes liability…