Young v. Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co.

Walter C. Young brought suit in the superior court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company, to recover damages for injuries sustained by him while employed by and at work for defendant as a locomotive fireman. At the close of plaintiff’s case the court directed a verdict for defendant, holding that as a matter of law plaintiff and defendant were not at the time of the accident engaged in interstate commerce or in work so closely related thereto as to be substantially a part thereof. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered on the…