Ill. Cent. R. Co. v. Humphries

Appellee, as executrix of the will of her husband, Thomas S. Humphries, deceased, brought this action in the circuit court of Holmes county against appellant to recover damages for the death of her husband, an employee of appellant, alleged to have been caused by appellant’s negligence while the deceased was performing his duties as head brakeman for appellant. Both deceased and the appellant were engaged in interstate commerce at the time; therefore the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 If. S. C. A., sections 51-59, applies. There was a verdict and judgment in the sum of fifty thousand…