McDonald v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff, a freight conductor in defendant’s employ, was injured by being thrown against the door of the caboose in which he was riding. The accident was due to an emergency stop.of the train to avoid passing a passenger train, standing on an adjoining track at a station, receiving and discharging passengers. There are but two questions to be considered on this appeal, first, Was plaintiff, at the time he received the injury engaged in interstate commerce? and, second, Was the evidence of negligence on part of defendant sufficient to be submitted to the jury?

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