Wallingford v. Terminal Railroad Assn.

Raleigh Wallingford a switchman employed by the defendant in its railroad switch yards in East St. Louis, Illinois, was killed on January 25, 1930, when he fell under a moving train while engaged in a switching operation. His widow Stella Wallingford as administratrix brought this action for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. It was stipulated and agreed that, at the time, Wallingford "was engaged in his duties as a switchman for the defendant in interstate commerce" and that the Federal Employers' Liability Act applies. The cause was filed, and a trial had, in the Circuit…