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Title: Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 17, 1944
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 67 KB

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This action was instituted by petitioner, who is the administratrix of the estate and the widow of the deceased Harold C. Tennant, under the Federal Employers Liability Act. Recovery was sought for the alleged wrongful death of Tennant during the course of his employment as a member of a switching crew in one of respondents railroad switching yards. The case was submitted to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of petitioner and awarded her damages of $26,250. The District Court entered judgment accordingly. On appeal by respondent, the court below reversed this judgment after finding that, while there was evidence of negligence by respondent, there was no substantial proof that this negligence was the proximate cause of Tennants death. 134 F.2d 860. It held that the District Court should have directed a verdict in favor of respondent or allowed its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We granted certiorari because of important problems as to petitioners right to a jury determination of the issue of causation.