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BAUGHAM v. N.Y., PHILA. & NORFOLK R.R.

No. 327.

241 U.S. 237 (1916)

36 S.Ct. 592

60 L.Ed. 977

BAUGHAM, ADMINISTRATOR OF BAUGHAM, v. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA & NORFOLK RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward P. Buford for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Thomas H. Willcox, with whom Mr. Francis I. Gowen was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Action for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, brought in the Circuit Court of Norfolk County, State of Virginia, by plaintiff in error (we shall call him plaintiff), administrator of the estate of Richard T. Baugham.

The ground of action was that the railroad company, an interstate carrier, caused by its negligence the death of plaintiff's intestate while he was employed and engaged in...

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