DIXON v. GREAT FALLS & OLD DOMINION RAILWAY COMPANY

DIXON v. GREAT FALLS & OLD DOMINION RAILWAY COMPANY. This case is governed by the decision of the court in Dixon v. Great Falls & O. D. R. Co. ante, 591. No. 2373. Submitted April 4, 1912. Decided April 22, 1912. Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, on a verdict directed by the court, in an action by a husband to recover damages for the loss of his wife’s services. Reversed. Mr. Leonard J. Mather and Mr. John P. McMahon for the appellant. Mr. Wilton J. Lambert and Mr. A. 8. Worthington for the appellee. [MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Van Orsdel] Mr. Justice Van Orsdel delivered the opinion of the Court: Appellant, Eobert A. Dixon, brought this suit against the defendant, the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railway Company, to recover damages for loss of services of his wife, Mary L. Dixon, appellant in case No. 2,312, ante, 591. As his right of recovery must depend largely upon the final disposition of that case, the judgment in this cause will be reversed, and remanded for further proceedings. Reversed and remanded.