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MISSOURI PACIFIC R.R. v. DAVID

No. 365.

284 U.S. 460 (1932)

52 S.Ct. 242

76 L.Ed. 399

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. DAVID, ADMINISTRATRIX.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 15, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Leslie A. Welch, with whom Messrs. Edward J. White and Thomas Hackney were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. C.A. Randolph, with whom Mr. Horace Guffin was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

While employed by petitioner, Railroad Company, and charged with the duty of protecting its trains against robbers, James Lee David was murdered in the night of May 17th, 1923. His administratrix sued for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act in the Circuit Court, Jackson County, Missouri, and obtained a favorable verdict. Judgment thereon was affirmed by the Supreme Court. The cause is here upon...

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