Quigley v. Hines
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. Hon. Gran-ville Hogan, Judge. (1) The deceased was engaged in interstate commerce at the time he sustained the injliries. (a) In doing repair work on tracks of an interstate railroad the employees engaged in tins work are employed in interstate commerce. Pederson y. Railroad, 229 U. S. 146; Southern R. R. v. Accident Comm., 251 TJ.
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Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. Hon. Gran-ville Hogan, Judge. (1) The deceased was engaged in interstate commerce at the time he sustained the injliries. (a) In doing repair work on tracks of an interstate railroad the employees engaged in tins work are employed in interstate commerce. Pederson y. Railroad, 229 U. S. 146; Southern R. R. v. Accident Comm., 251 TJ. S. 263; 1 Roberts’ Federal Liability of Carriers, secs. 468, 469, 481, 482, 473, 474; Southern Railroad v. McGuin, 240 Fed. 649. (b) The deceased at the time he sustained the injury was on his way home and still on the…
1Opinion of the CourtJames T. Blair, J.
This is an action for damages for the death of James H. Quigley, who was struck and killed by a train operated by employees of respondent. At the close of appellant’s evidence the trial court’s rulings resulted in an involuntary nonsuit. The motion to set aside was overruled, and judgment entered accordingly. This appeal followed.
The railroad upon which Quigley was killed crossed the Mississippi River at St. Louis on the Merchants Bridge. There were two tracks. There were two approaches to the bridge from the west. One of these led to the northwest, and is called the Carrie Avenue approach.…
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