Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Allen's Administrator

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Carroll circuit court in favor of the appellee (plaintiff) against the appellant (defendant) for the sum of $16,000.00, which he recovered for the alleged negligent destruction of the life of P. G. Allen. The suit .was prosecuted for the use and benefit of his widow, who was, at the time, twenty-three years of age, and of his infant daughter, whose age at the time was twenty months, they being dependent upon him, and it was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the decedent being a locomotive…