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LANG v. NEW YORK CENT. R.R. CO.

No. 290.

255 U.S. 455 (1921)

LANG, ADMINISTRATRIX OF LANG, v. NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 1921.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hamilton Ward, with whom Mr. Julius A. Schrieber and Mr. Irving W. Cole were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Maurice C. Spratt for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Action for damages laid in the sum of $50,000 for injuries sustained by petitioner's intestate, Oscar G. Lang, while assisting in switching cars at Silver Creek, N.Y. The injuries resulted in death. The Safety Appliance Act is invoked as the law of recovery.

There was a verdict for $18,000 upon which judgment was entered. It and the order denying a new trial were affirmed by the Appellate Division, March...

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