Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Edwards

Itie (Mrs. W. L.) Edwards, administratrix of W. Lamar Edwards, brought an actidn in the superior court of Columbia county, for the benefit of herself as widow of W. Lamar Edwards and their two minor children, William Thomas Edwards and Eobin Lamar Edwards, against Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company and Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company, to recover damages for the homicide of W. Lamar Edwards.

It appears from the record that the death of Edwards occurred while he wás in the employ of the defendant companies, in the performance of his duty as flagman on a freight-train, operating between…