Mooney v. Copper Range Railroad Co.

On June 30, 1944, James A. Mooney suffered an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment with defendant railroad company. Mr. Mooney had been employed for about 40 years as a locomotive engineer. The injury occurred while he was descending from a locomotive cab to the ground. In the act of descending, he took hold of what is called the “grab iron” and slipped to the ground. After reaching the ground he felt a sharp pain in the region of his right groin. He continued working until July 25, 1944. During this period of time, he had pains in his groin and began to…