Southern Railway Co. v. Hugh v. Welch

This appeal grows out of a judgment of the District Court in an action for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The case was tried without the intervention of a jury. 1

Plaintiff, a machine-grinder operator, was employed at defendant’s rail reclamation yard in Knoxville, Tennessee. Plaintiff’s work was to smooth off sharp burrs from the end of reclaimed rails by grinding them with an emery wheel. About 200 rails were ground in one day, each rail weighing approximately 1,600 pounds. Plaintiff was compelled to pull the rails partly crosswise of…