Crowe v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Mary K. Crowe, as administratrix of the estate of Daniel J. Crowe who is hereinafter designated as the plaintiff, brings this action against the Boston and Maine Railroad to enforce liability under the federal employers’ liability act because of its failure to comply with the provisions of the federal safety appliance act as to the use of automatic couplers.

The only controversy now existing is whether there was a violation of the latter act by a failure to equip the engine and the car with the couplers required thereby, or in its ultimate analysis whether there was evidence justifying the…