Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Boyd

Appellee is the widow and adminis-tratrix of the estate of Charlie Boyd who was a locomotive fireman in the employ of appellants. On February 28, 1935, while engaged in his duties as fireman on a freight train, running from Little Bock to Texarkana, Mr. Boyd fell out of the cab of the locomotive and was killed. Appellee brought this action against appellants to recover damages for Iris death and alleged negligence of the head brakeman who was riding in the “dog house,” or brakeman’s cab, on the back of the tender of the engine, in that the latter, to avoid dust from the coal, went to the cab…