Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Bass

On Dec. 12, 1896, Mrs. Bass brought suit against the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co., for the homicide of her husband. She alleged in her petition, that while her husband was in the employ of the railroad company as engineer, he was injured on Feb. 21, 1891, without fault on his part, and that as a result of such injury, which was wholly caused by the fault and negligence of the company, he died on Sept. 30, 1896. The petition fully set forth the circumstances under which plaintiff’s husband was injured, the nature of the injuries, his age, amount he was earning, the amount of plaintiff’s…