O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, as administratrix of her deceased husband’s estate, brought this action against defendant-appellee under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover for her husband’s death. She charged general negligence under the Act and a violation of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 2, which provides that “It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate traffic not equipped with couplers coupling…