Morey v. Maine Central Railroad

On February 2, 1924, the plaintiff while employed by the defendant as a brakeman upon a train engaged in interstate commerce, fell from a moving train and received an injury which resulted in the amputation of his left leg above the knee. In this action to recover damages for that injury, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Net? the plaintiff has a verdict, and the case is before us upon a general motion for a new trial.

The accident happened on a flat car loaded with lumber. The plaintiff alleges (1) “failure of the defendant to provide the plaintiff a safe place in which to work,…