New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MISSISSIPPI. The easels stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
While employed in interstate commerce by plaintiff in error, a common carrier by railroad then engaging in such commerce, Van Harris a brakeman was rim over by the tender of an engine moving in the yard at New Orleans, Louisiana — February 5, 1914. He died within a few minutes without regaining consciousness. Having qualified as administratrix, his mother (defendant in error), charging negligence and relying upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, sued for damages in a state court for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. A judgment in her favor was affirmed by the Supreme Court without opinion.
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