Pennsylvania Railroad v. State Ex Rel. Brewer

Edward Samuel Brewer, an employee of Harvey Johnson, was killed while riding in a truck driven by his employer, when the truck was demolished by a railroad locomotive at a grade crossing at Fruitland, Wicomico County, Maryland, in the early morning of February 5, 1945. The decedent was a widower, 48 years of age. His three minor children brought suit in the name of the State against the Railroad Company, in which they were joined by the Employees Liability Assurance Corporation, insurer of Johnson under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, as a third party plaintiff. After a demurrer to the…