Pursglove v. Monongahela Ry.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Pursglove was employed by the defendant company as a yard brakeman, and aided in moving cars from one track to another to make up new trains, or to combine with others for further transportation. On April 25, 1922, when the accident complained of occurred, plaintiff stood on the front of an engine, traveling at a slow rate toward a switch, intending to pass over it, and transfer certain cars which had just arrived from West Virginia. Admittedly, the employee was then engaged in interstate commerce, a claim advanced by the railroad company to defeat an award by the…