Chapman v. Louisville & N. R. Co.

FORD, District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., by the personal representative of Thomas L. Chapman, deceased, for the' benefit of his surviving widow and children, for damages on account of his death alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant while Chapman was an employee of the defendant engaged in interstate commerce.

Prior to the filing of this action, the plaintiff filed suit under the Employers’ Liability Act of Kentucky (Ky.Rev.Stat. §§ 277.310, 277.320) against the defendant in the Circuit Court of Lee…