Walker v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

This action is instituted to recover damages sustained by the wife and children of deceased by his death, which is alleged to have occurred through the negligent fault of defendant.

Deceased had been in the employ of defendant company for some time as a section boss. His duties were to maintain his section of track, and keep it in good repair for the safe passage of trains and traffic on the road generally. Henry H. Houghton was the road-master of the Kalamazoo Division of defendant’s road, having headquarters at Kalamazoo, and was the superior of deceased. Some time prior to April 11, 1893,…