Elsberry v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Nelson, Justice.

Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in the course of his employment as a carman for defendant. The case arises out of an incident occurring on January 12, 1960, at defendant’s New Rockford, North Dakota, house track.

Plaintiff had been assigned to perform repair work on one of defendant’s railway cars at New Rockford. He claims that in doing so he sustained severe permanent and disabling injuries by reason of defendant’s negligence. The action was brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45…