Caverhill v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Parsons, C. J.-

By the federal statute whose application to the case is understood to be conceded, the defendants, common carriers by railroad, were made liable, “while engaging in commerce between any of the several states, ... to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such concern, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, . . . such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier.” 35 U. S. Stat., p. 65, s. 1.

There was evidence that the…