Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Savary

HOBSON, Justice.

This appeal is prosecuted from a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff-ap-pellee entered in a suit brought by plaintiff to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant-appellant.

The plaintiff at the time of the injury was employed by the Federal Government as a mail carrier, and as a part of his duties was required to load the mail on defendant’s trains. He was injured when, at 10 o’clock at night, he threw the mail bag on the mail car of one of defendant’s trains before it came to a halt and, in turning to…