Jackson v. United Railways Co.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant, United Eailways Company, as a section foreman and by the terms of his employment worked in interstate commerce, maintaining the right of way of defendant. On August 2, 1930, on his way home in the evening, plaintiff discovered a large log, about three feet in diameter and 40 feet long that had fallen from a logging train operated by defendant, lying on the railroad right of way and partially imbedded in the road bed, near the track, in such a position as to endanger the safety of any train being moved along that part of the track. Plaintiff’s crew…