Gieseking v. Litchfield & Madison Railway Co.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. 51-59) for a violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. 11). Failure to have an efficient handbrake on a car in use by defendant was the alleged violation of the Safety Appliance Act. Plaintiff's evidence showed that the handbrake did not stop the car, which he rode in making a drop switch, although he turned the wheel as far as he could turn it; that the brake staff was loose, shaky and wobbly; and that he was injured when this car collided with standing cars. Plaintiff…