Stice v. Hines

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The action was founded upon the federal employers’ liability act, and was brought to- recover for injuries plaintiff sustained while assisting a wrecking crew in replacing upon the tracks a switch engine which had been derailed in the yards of the defendant at Parsons. The appeal is from a ruling sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence.

Plaintiff was obliged to show that he was employed in interstate commerce at the time of his injury, which occurred November 5, 1918. The track where the engine was derailed was known as the old K. C. &…