Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-08-11 | Page 2 | Damages for Son's Death Are Denied

DAMAGES FOR SONS DEATH ARE DENIED st auls august 7 A decision was handed down today in the united states circuit court of appeals in the suit of mrs allane A daxon va tho northern pacific railway company to recover damages for the death of her eon a fireman killed in an accident due to the alleged negligence of a telegraph operator who falsely reported that a had not passed a station in which the court upheld the contention of the defense in effect that the operator was a fellow employed of the fl reman and as one employed cannot collect damages from an employer when the injury is duo to the carelessness of a fellow em aloye the company contended it was not liable the court decided tor the company