Williams v. Ogden Union Ry. & Depot Co.

LATIMER, Justice.

This action was brought by plaintiff under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. It is admitted the provisions of that act are controlling. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court.

On December 9, 1946, plaintiff, age 68, while employed by the defendant, Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company, as a switch tender, was injured in the course of his employment. He had been employed by the defendant in numerous capacities for many years and had operated the switches in the area in which he was injured for approximately four…