Unadilla Valley Ry. Co. v. Dibble

(after stating the facts as above). The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59), under which Dibble brought this action to recover damages for his injuries, imposes liability upon a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce for injuries to any employee “resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier.” The plaintiff contends:(1) That the rule requiring a written order before proceeding south of Bridge-water was abrogated by the disregard of it by the railway employees. Such being the case, the plaintiff was…