Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated Railroad v. Utz

-The appellee, as administrator of the estate of William P. Wood, deceased, sued to recover damages for the death of his intestate, who was killed while serving the appellant as a brakeman. This appeal is from a judgment awarding him damages. Three questions only are discussed, viz. •. The sufficiency of the complaint, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the correctness of an instruction given.

So much of the complaint as is necessary to present the question argued is as follows : “ On the 15th day of June, 1888, the said William P. Woods was engaged as such brakeman upon a moving freight…