Lindley v. Wabash Railway Co.

Chase, District Judge.

This is an action brought by Harvey E. Lindley against the Wabash Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The action was brought under the federal statute known as the employers’ liability act. The case was tried to a 'jury, terminating in a verdict for the plaintiff, *197and from the judgment upon the verdict the defendant presents the record to this court for review.

The defendant is an interstate railway company and was at the times herein mentioned engaged in the business of the common…