Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Meister

J. R. Meister brought suit under the Federal employer’s liability act of April 22, 1908, against the Western & Atlantic Railroad to recover for injuries received by him while employed by the defendant as a switchman, both he and his employer being engaged at the time in interstate commerce. In his petition he alleged that his duties required him to ride upon freight-ears, and, while so doing, to put on and take off brakes, and that on a certain occasion it became necessary for him to go upon and apply the brakes of one of- a train of freight-ears which were being moved on tracks in.the city…