Cirino v. American R.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a writ of error to review a judgment for the defendant entered in the District Court of the United. States for the District of Porto Rico. The record discloses that Villanueva, an engineer operating a switching engine on defendant’s railroad, was burned to death by a fire from gasoline, coming from cases of gasoline piled beside the track; that he was 35 years old and left a wife and five minor children, in whose behalf this suit was brought. The gist of the plaintiff’s case was that the fire was caused by a collision of the engine with this pile of gasoline…