Sallee v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

Plaintiff (respondent) brought this action against the defendant railroad corporation to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him on March 8, 1924, while he was in the employ of defendant as a switchman in defendant's railroad yards in the city of St. Louis. The action is brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Federal Safety Appliance Act. It is not disputed by defendant (appellant) that the action properly falls within the purview of those two acts of Congress, and hence it stands unquestioned that the action was well brought. Besides, the…