Sheehan v. Terminal Railroad Assn.

Appellant, as administratrix of her husband's estate, filed suit against respondent, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, to recover damages in the sum of $75,000 for the death of her husband. Upon trial the jury returned a verdict for respondent and from the judgment entered appellant appealed.

The deceased, William Sheehan, was employed by respondent, Terminal Railroad Association at the Union Station and yards at St. Louis, Missouri. On October 5, 1928, while oiling an elevator, he was struck and seriously injured by a train which was backing into the Union Station. As a result of…