Payne v. Blevins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke; Henry Clay McDowell, Judge. Action by A. U. Blevins, as administrator of the estate of Burton Blevins, deceased, against John Barton Payne, Director General of Railroads and Agent. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
For convenience the plaintiff in error will be designated in this opinion as defendant, and the defendant in error as plaintiff, since they occupied these positions in the trial court and are so designated in the pleadings.
This action was instituted by A. L. Blevins, as administrator of the estate of his son, Burton Blevins, for damages for the death of the latter, who was approximately 13 years and 3 months of age. It is alleged that the death was caused by the negligent operation of one of the trains of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, then in charge of the…
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