Meador v. Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry.

Plaintiff instituted this suit against the defendant to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, her cause of action being based upon the alleged violation of subsection (4) of section 2628 of the Code, which is as follows:

“Every railroad company shall keep the engineer, fireman, or some other person upon the locomotive, always upon the lookout ahead; and when any person, animal, or other obstruction appears upon the road, the alarm whistle shall be sounded', the brakes put down, and every possible means employed to stop the train and prevent an accident.”

The burden of…