Poff v. Pennsylvania R. R.

The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The plaintiff’s testator, a railroad engineer, "was killed while engaged in interstate commerce, and the defendant conceded upon the trial that the accident was due to negligence chargeable to it. The deceased left no widow, children, or parents surviving; his nearest surviving relatives were two sisters and a nephew, none of whom was in any way dependent upon him financially. The following are the other relevant facts which the jury may be…