Pitcairn v. Perry

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

The Receivers of the Wabash Railway Company have appealed from a judgment entered on a verdict of the jury in favor of Oliver S. Perry, plaintiff in an action brought to recover damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. It will be convenient to refer to the parties as they were designated in the lower court.

Plaintiff was a car inspector of the- Wabash Railway Company, employed at the time of receiving his injuries in the railroad yards at Moberly, Missouri. He had performed such work for sixteen years. The yard…