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- Title: Worth v. Smith.
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
- Release Date : January 18, 1953
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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This action was instituted by appellee, who is the administratrix of the estate and the widow of the deceased R. E. L. Smith, under the Federal Employers Liability Act. Recovery was sought for the alleged wrongful death of Smith during the course of his employment as a switchman and engine foreman in one of appellants railroad switching yards. The case was submitted to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of appellee and awarded her damages of $6,600.00. The District Court entered judgment accordingly. Appealing from this judgment appellant contends that the District Court should have directed a verdict in its favor for the reason that appellee failed to adduce any evidence of probative force to show that appellant was negligent, and that in whole or in part Smiths injuries and death resulted proximately therefrom.