Percy M. Clark v. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Washington Terminal Company

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant (plaintiff) filed this action in the District Court to recover from the appellees (defendants), Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company (Atlantic) and Washington Terminal Company (Terminal), for injuries sustained while inspecting brakes of the individual cars making up the train known as the “East Coast Champion.” The action was filed under the Safety Appliance Acts and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. 1 After certain intermediate proceedings, on separate motions of the appellees, the District Court granted summary judgments against the appellant and this…