AMERICAN CAR CO. v. KETTELHAKE

No. 138.

236 U.S. 311 (1915)

AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY v. KETTELHAKE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 23, 1915.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William R. Gentry, with whom Mr. M.F. Watts and Mr. Edwin W. Lee were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. George Safford for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

Agnes Kettelhake was the widow of one Frank Kettelhake, who had been in the employ of the American Car & Foundry Company (hereinafter called the Car Company) at Saint Louis, Missouri. She brought her action to recover for the negligent killing of Kettelhake by the movement of a certain train of cars operated by the Car Company in the yard adjacent to its plant whilst Kettelhake was working under an unfinished...

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