Konno v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Respondent, as administratrix, sued appellant and the engineer of its interstate commerce train, one Snyder, for damages on behalf of herself and minor children for the killing of her husband. On the trial before a court and jury, Snyder was exonerated, and a verdict for $5,000 against appellant returned.

The complaint alleged negligence in that the appellant operated its train, which at the time of the accident consisted of an engine and caboose, carelessly and negligently, and without warning backed into a speeder operated by the deceased; that the train was being run backward from Washtuena…