Bowman v. Illinois Central Railroad

JUDGE NIEMEYER

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant appeals from a judgment for $200,000 entered in plaintiff’s action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C. A., sec. 51) for injuries sustained by her ward and son, Charles Dale Bowman (hereinafter called Bowman), a locomotive fireman employed by defendant, in jumping from a moving engine just before it collided with the caboose of a standing train. He was thrown against a cement milepost and suffered several broken ribs and a severe head injury. The defendant does not question on appeal its original liability for these…