McAfee v. Ogden Union Ry. & Depot Co.

This action is brought under the federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665). The substance of the complaint is: That defendant was engaged in operating *119a railroad yard in Ogden, Utab, in interstate commerce, and that, at the time of the accident, plaintiff was employed in interstate commerce; that in February 22, 1921, while in the employ of defendant as engine foreman, he was riding on a ladder on the side of a bos car, which was being switched onto a track, known as the south shopyard lead, for repairs, and while in that position he was struck by a switch stand and…