Hill v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Action under the federal employers liability act, 15 USCA, § 51, et seq., to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, Eugene Hill, predicated upon the claimed negligence of defendant railway company’s servants, and resulting in a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appealed from an order denying her motion for a new trial.

Decedent, who for a period of 33 years and next prior to the moment of death had been defendant’s employe as a brakeman, met his death at about 11 o’clock p. m. while engaged in his duties as such brakeman in switching operations conducted…