Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Campbell's Admr.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Quin —

Reversing.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages in the sum of $2,500.00 for the benefit of the widow of John C. Campbell, deceased, and $1,500.00 for each of his three children. Decedent was fatally injured June 21, 1916, while assisting in the propulsion of a hand car belonging to appellant. The case was tried under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.

According to appellee’s allegations and proof the hand ear was defective in several respects, among others, the handle bar was loose and would turn in the hands of the operator. There was a play…