Olinski v. New York Central Railroad

MORGAN, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Title 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.) against the defendant employer for the basic reason alleged that it did not provide the plaintiff with a safe place to w®rk; and against the defendant, United States, on the basic ground that the government, through the Postal Department, was negligent in failing to properly supervise the lacing cord on mail bags handled by the railroad.

The plaintiff, 42 years of age, married and a father, worked for the defendant-railroad company since 1928. For five and one-half…