Auslender v. Boettcher

This is an action by Edward M. Auslender as administrator of the estate of Roy Watkins, deceased, to recover from the receivers of the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Company damages for the death of Watkins which it is alleged was caused by their failure properly to equip with a sufficient number of power brakes, and maintain the same in good order, the cars in their freight train which they were then operating and in the consequent wreck of which train Watkins was killed. The, action is based upon, and the parties are in accord that the controversy is to be determined by applying thereto the…