Clayton v. Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co.

While in the employment of the Chicago, Rock Island Gulf Railway Company, Ocie L. Clayton sustained an injury to the index finger of his left hand, and he has appealed from a judgment denying him a recovery against the railway company for damages resulting therefrom.

As grounds for a recovery plaintiff alleged that he was employed by the defendant to do manual labor in connection with the rebuilding and reconstruction of defendant's main line of railroad maintained by it in handling interstate commerce. According to further allegations in his petition, in the course of his employment he was…