Brown v. Union Pac. R.

WADE, Justice.

Benjamin W. Brown brought this suit against the Union Pacific Railroad Company, his employer, under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, § 1, 45 U. S. C. A. § 51, for personal injuries he alleged he sustained during the course of his employment. From a jury verdict and judgment thereon in his favor, the railroad company appeals. Hereafter, we shall refer to Brown as the respondent and the Union Pacific Railroad Company as the appellant.

On May 20, 1949 and for a number of years prior thereto, respondent had been employed by appellant as a water service…