AMERICAN R.R. CO. v. BIRCH

No. 224.

224 U.S. 547 (1912)

AMERICAN RAILROAD COMPANY OF PORTO RICO v. BIRCH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 13, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. N.B.K. Pettingill and Mr. F.L. Cornwell for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Willis Sweet for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Action for damages for the death, through the alleged negligence of plaintiff in error, of the husband and father of defendants in error, who are, respectively, deceased's widow and son.

The action was originally brought by Ann Elizabeth Birch. A demurrer was filed to the complaint, which was sustained in part, and the court directed counsel "to so amend the...

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