Miller v. Reading Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The plaintiff, Miller, was injured as a result of a defect in a car coupler while working for the Reading Company, defendant. Admittedly, the railroad was engaged generally in interstate business, but, at the time of the accident, Miller was employed as a brakeman in the Port Richmond yard about a train undertaking intrastate movements. He brought an action to recover for injuries sustained, averring both a violation of the Federal Employers’ Liability and the Safety Appliance Acts. The evidence introduced at the trial failed to disclose an employment in…