Wood v. Southern Railway Co.

The first count is based on an alleged violation of the Safety Appliance Act and the Boiler Inspection Act. 45 U. S. C. A., § 1 et seq. The allegations of count one do' not show that a violation of either act was the proximate cause of the employee’s death or that a violation of either or both of said acts in any way contributed to his death. Whatever repairs the deceased was endeavoring to make had been completed at the time of the death. That the necessity to repair the defects was the occasion for other circumstances contributing to the death would not give a cause of action for a…