Crowder v. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant in an action to recover damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A., § 51 et seq.). Defendant is a common carrier within the provisions of that statute. The complaint was in two counts: (1) that plaintiff was injured by reason of defendant’s failure to provide him with a safe place to work; (2) that plaintiff was injured by reason of the negligence of defendant’s employees in operating an engine at an excessive rate of speed at a time and place when it was necessary for him to dismount from the train…