Rexroad v. Western Maryland Railway Co.

The questions on this appeal arise in an action which was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 IT. S. C. A., secs. 51 to 59, inclusive). The railway carrier sued is the Western Maryland Railway Company, a corporation, which is engaged in interstate and intrastate commerce, and the plaintiff, Labon C. Rexroad, is a machinist’s helper in the hire of the Dickson Construction & Repair Company, a corporation. The defendant owns the railway property and runs its trains, but employs the last-named company to do its labor (a) in the repair, inspection, and maintenance of its rolling…