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C.M. & ST. P. RY. v. COOGAN

No. 268.

271 U.S. 472 (1926)

46 S.Ct. 564

70 L.Ed. 1041

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY v. COOGAN, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.C. Erdall, with whom Messrs. F.W. Root, O.W. Dynes, and C.O. Newcomb were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. T.D. Sheehan, with whom Messrs. S.A. Anderson and H.J. Goodwin were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is an interstate carrier by railroad. William Coogan came to his death at Farmington, Minnesota, July 14, 1923, while employed as a brakeman on one of its interstate trains. Respondent brought this action in the district court of Dakota County in that State under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, approved April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, to recover damages for the benefit of the widow and children...

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