Eckenrode v. Pennsylvania Railroad

This was a suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in which the petitioner claimed damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 and the Boiler Inspection Act 2 for the death of her husband while in the respondent’s employ as a brakeman.

In response to specific interrogatories, the jury absolved the respondent of liability under the Boiler Inspection Act, but found that there had been such negligence as to create liability under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. It returned a verdict for petitioner. Judgment was entered upon the verdict.

The…