Kansas City, M. O. Ry. v. Swift

Appellee instituted this suit against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries. He bases his cause of action upon the allegation that he was the employé of the railway company engaged in interstate commerce; that said defendant had violated the Federal Safety Appliance Act, in that it had permitted one of the grabirons on the side of the car to become insecure; that while he was climbing down from the top of a car said grabiron broke loose from the side of the car upon his placing his foot thereon, and that he was thereby caused to fall to the ground, and as a result his leg was…