Jacobs v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP APPEALS OF THE STATE OP VIRGINIA. The facts, which involve the construction and application of the contributory negligence provisions of the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended. April 22,1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65; April 5,1910, c. 143, 36 Stat. 291.
Plaintiff’ in error, who was also plaintiff in the trial court and we shall so designate him, was in the service of the railway company, in interstate commerce, as a fireman. He received injuries while attempting to get on a moving locomotive. He charged negligence against the company and sued for the sum of $20,000 damages. The negligence charged was the causing -and permitting to be within dangerous proximity to the tracks of the company a pile of loose…
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