Smrekar v. Bay & River Navigation Co.

Plaintiff, while on a vessel in navigable waters, and while acting in the course and scope of his- employment, received injuries for which he brought this action against his employer under the Jones Act. (46 U.S.C.A. § 688.) This act made applicable to seamen injured in the course of their employment the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60) which gives to railroad employees a right of recovery from their employer for injuries resulting from the negligence of the employer, its agents or employees. (O’Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., 318 U.S. 36 [63…