Missouri Pac. R.R., Thompson, Trustee v. Blackman

On July 18, 1937, Charlie Blackman was a resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, but for five months prior to that date had been employed by the Missouri Pacific Eailroad Company in track work — replacing old with new ties — near Poplar Bluff, in the state of Mis • souri. A number of the other members of the crew with whom he worked lived in or near Arkadelphia, and it was his and their custom to spend the week-ends at their homes in this state. They were given an identification slip which enabled them to travel on the trains of the railroad company without payment of fare from Poplar Bluff to…