Jacksonville Terminal Co. v. Smith

The declaration is in two counts, only the second of which alleges facts showing the cause of action arose while the common carrier defendant was engaged and the plaintiff employee of the defendant was employed in interstate commerce. In the second count it is alleged that the plaintiff employee was employed in coupling cars used by the defendant engaged in interstate commerce; that the defendant company had failed and neglected to equip one of the cars to be coupled at the end thereof, with an automatic coupler, which would couple automatically by impact, without the necessity of men going…