Southern Ry. Co. v. Chestnutt

This is a suit to recover damages under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Comp. St. §§ 8657-8605).

The complaint, after stating the facts required to bring the ease within this form of action, avers, in substance, that the “pin” which held a curtain on the cab of an engine, was, by reason of negligence, etc., “insufficient or defective,” and as a proximate consequence thereof the plaintiff, while pulling down the curtain, was caused to fall and receive the alleged injuries. The pleas were in short by consent.

The main question here presented is the refusal of the general affirmative…