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BUTLER v. WILLIAMS

No. 60-642.

133 So.2d 109 (1961)

J. Turner BUTLER and William A. Hallowes, as Trustees of the property of the Florida East Coast Railway Company, a corporation, Appellants, v. Willie Mae WILLIAMS, as Administratrix of the estate of Thomas Eugene Williams, deceased, for the use and benefit of herself, as widow of Thomas Eugene Williams, and for the use and benefit of Marie Williams, Thomas Williams, Betty Jo Williams, Leroy Williams, Wynette Williams and Wendell Williams, Minor Children of Thomas Eugene Williams, Deceased, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brigham, Wright, Goodwin & Dence, Miami, for appellants.

Frates & Fay, Kenneth L. Ryskamp, Miami, for appellees.

Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C.J., and HORTON and CARROLL, JJ.

CARROLL, Judge.

Thomas Eugene Williams, aged 42, a signal maintainer employed by appellants at a wage of $5,888 per year, was killed by electrocution in a signal station maintained by the railroad at Jupiter, Florida, on November 19, 1959. He left a widow and five minor children.1 The widow, as administratrix, instituted this suit under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act ...

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