Beck v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

An action on the case was instituted by appellee against appellant in the city court of East St. Louis.

The declaration consists of three counts. The first count alleges that appellant was engaged in interstate commerce, with an interstate railroad extending through the county of St. Clair and elsewhere, and that appellee was employed by appellant as a track repairer, etc., on said railroad; that appellant kept and operated a certain motor car, propelled by gasoline power, for the purpose of conveying its employees to the various places where they were to be employed; that said motor car was…