Allen v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Elmer A. Allen, an employee of the defendant Railway Company, was killed while engaged, in the course of his employment, in doing certain repair work at defendant's railroad yards in Kansas City, Missouri. The widow, Elsie Allen, as administratrix brought this action, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, to recover damages for Allen's death, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. The defendant operated a railroad business for the transportation of passengers and freight in interstate and intrastate commerce. At the conclusion of all the evidence the Railway Company…