Troutman's Administratrix v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

Archie Troutman, while in the employ of the defendant railroad company as a foreman of track repairmen, in attempting to hoard a” moving freight train for the purpose of going to a place on the track where his attention was needed, was thrown under the caboose, the wheels of which ran over his legs, virtually severing both of them from his body, and from the effects of the injuries so received he died a few hours afterwards.

Some time after, this his widow as administratrix brought this suit against the railroad company to recover damages for his…