Jordan v. East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries wherein the plaintiff had a verdict and judgment in his favor. He was employed as a switchman by the defendant, and as such was engaged in the attempt to make a coupling of certain freight cars in defendant's yards. It was conceded that plaintiff and defendant were at the time engaged in interstate commerce, and the case is one falling within the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Beyond that, the action is grounded upon an alleged violation by defendant of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (27 Stat. L. 531; 32 Stat. L. 943).

The petition charged…