Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Hunnicutt

This case was originally instituted to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee while he was in the employ of the appellants. Appellee alleged that at the time of the accident he was engaged in interstate commerce in that he was at work upon a track used in connection with a coal chute which furnished coal for the operation of interstate trains upon appellants’ line of railroad; that-appellants were engaged in interstate commerce in that they were operating interstate trains over said railroad tráck which were supplied with coal from • said chute, the coal being necessary…