Keppler v. New York Central Railroad

The action is brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, employed by the defendant as a fire patrolman, which occurred on May 25, 1939, at two-five p. m., when he was struck and instantly killed by a train at Stever’s Crossing between Craryville and Philmont while sitting upon a velocipede.

The complaint alleged many acts of negligence. The case was submitted to the jury upon the question of whether or not the defendant was guilty of any negligence which was the proximate cause of the accident. The main question presented…