Brennan v. Michigan Central Railroad

Plaintiff, as administratrix of her deceased husband, Thomas Brennan, sued to recover for damages resulting from her husband’s death, which it is alleged was caused by the fault of the defendant. The deceased was a brakeman, employed on the defendant’s railroad, and his death was caused by an injury received while attempting to couple two cars loaded with logs. The declaration averred that the defendant was in fault in so loading the cars that logs were allowed to project' over the ends, making it unnecessarily dangerous for the brakeman, and that this condition was known to the defendant,…