Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Ford

J. F. Ford, defendant in error herein but plaintiff below, instituted an action in the district court of Kay county, Okla., against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, a corporation, plaintiff in error herein but defendant below. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, by the verdict of the jury, and the defendant appeals.

The plaintiff was employed by the defendant and received an injury while so employed. The suit instituted was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (USCA 45, secs. 51-59). The gist of his complaint was that defendant had…