Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Shirley's Administratrix

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

Shirley, a fireman on a train of appellant company,' was killed in a collision between the train on which he was working and a work train at West Frankfort, and this suit by his administratrix was instituted in the Franklin circuit court under the federal Emplovers’ Liability Act, to recover damages for the use and benefit of the widow and two infant children of Shirley. The jury returned a verdict for $18,000.00, of which $5,000.00 was-for the widow, $6,333.33 for Virginia Shirley, a daughter, and $6,666.67 for Audrey Shirley, the other daughter.…