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ST. L. & SAN FRANCISCO RY. v. SEALE

No. 857.

229 U.S. 156 (1913)

ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. SEALE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1913.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Cecil H. Smith, with whom Mr. W.F. Evans was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Judson H. Wood, with whom Mr. John P. Haven was on the brief, for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action against a railroad company, by the widow and parents of one of its employes, to recover damages for his death while in its service in its railroad yard at North Sherman, Texas, the death being caused, as was alleged, by the negligence of other employes. The action was begun in one of the courts of the State and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiffs, which was affirmed by the Court...

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