Rissell v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff sued under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C., Secs. 51-59) for a violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 U. S. C., Secs. 2, 8).

In substance the petition, charged that plaintiff was an employee of defendant as brakeman; that at the time of the injury the defendant was engaged and the plaintiff employed in interstate commerce, and that the injury was caused by defendant using a ear not equipped with a coupler and coupling device which would couple automatically by impact and without the necessity of plaintiff’s…