Siegel v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad

Elmer E. Siegel seeks a judgment of $95,000 for personal injuries against the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, a corporation, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A., Chap. 2) for violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A., Chap. 1) and common-law negligence. Defendant prosecutes this appeal from an order granting plaintiff a new trial on assigned grounds of error in defendant's instructions. The first question for determination is whether or not plaintiff was engaged in interstate commerce at the time of his injuries. We may assume defendant's…