Williams' Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

*315Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

Walter Frazier, as administrator of Kaner Williams, deceased, brought this suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, to recover damages for his death. At the conclusion of the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

At the time of his death, Williams was a member of á section .gang engaged in repairing and maintaining the tracks-of defendant, an interstate carrier. He was 23 years of age and unmarried. His father and…