Southern Ry. Co. v. Verelle

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This action was instituted by Alma Webb Verelle, administratrix of the estate of Charmlin Jones Verelle, and guardian of his minor children, against the Southern Railway Company, under the provisions of the Federal Emplovers’ Liability Aet, 45' U. S. C. §§ 51 to 59 (45 USCA §§ 51-59). Verelle, a railroad employee, was killed shortly before 8 a. m. on November 22, 1930, in the freight yard of the railway company, at Durham, N. C., when he walked upon a railroad track immediately in front of an approaching engine. Tho plaintiff claims that the evidence shows that Verelle…