Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Williams

KING, Circuit Judge.

C. M. Williams brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against the Atlantic Coast Dine Railroad Company (hereinafter called company). The petition contained two counts. In the first count, he claimed damages as an employee engaged in interstate commerce under the federal Employers5 Eiability Act (Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665). In the second count, he sought to recover for the same injury as a passenger. The court submitted the case to the jury on the first count alone, wrhtch alleged that plaintiff was an employee of the company…