Ingram v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad

John Q. Ingram, an employee of defendant, was killed through its alleged negligence in its railroad yard at Corinth, Mississippi, in the early morning of February 18, 1927, while employed in interstate commerce. This action is to recover for his death, and was brought by his administratrix for the benefit of his widow and minor children. The casualty happened while a train crew of which deceased was a member was engaged in switching a cut of twelve freight cars from the main line to a switch track. A brief description of the yard and tracks is necessary to an understanding of the train…