Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Petitioner’s husband was killed while in the performance of his duties as an employee of respondent railroad. She filed suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. § 51 et seq., alleging that her husband’s death was caused by the negligent operation of a railroad car which struck and killed him, and because of respondent’s failure to provide him a reasonably safe place to work. The District Court directed a verdict in favor of the railroad and the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. 128 F. 2d 420. We reversed, holding that there was sufficient evidence of the railroad’s…