Cobia v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

It was conceded on tbe trial that the defendant is a common carrier by railroad, engaged in interstate commerce, and that plaintiff’s intestate was employed by the defendant in such commerce at the time of his injury and death. The case, therefore, is one arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and it has been properly tried under that act. Shanks v. Del. R. Co., 239 U. S., 556; Capps v. R. R., 183 N. C., 181; Renn v. R. R., 170 N. C., 128. The deceased employee left a widow and three small children him surviving, and his administratrix, or personal representative, is prosecuting…