Legal Opinion
Murmann v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1932PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the plaintiff, who is the widow of George J. Murmann and the administratrix of his estate, recovered a verdict for the damages resulting from his death. The damages were assessed by the jury in the sum of $15,000, Section 132 of the Decedent Estate Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 13) provides in substance that n an action under the State law to recover damages for death, interest from the time of death shall be computed by the clerk and added to the verdict. Under the supposed authority of that section, the verdict was increased by the sum of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Massachusetts Benefit Assn. v. MilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Kiefer v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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