Bayer v. Chicago, B. & Q. R.

This action is brought under the Federal Employers’ Eiability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59; Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665) to recover $20,000 damages for injuries claimed to -have •been received by plaintiff while working as hostler helper in the yards of defendant railroad company, at Edgemont, S.D. The jury returned a verdict,.upon which judgment was entered, in favor of plaintiff for $2,500. Defendant appeals from the judgment and order denying a new trial.

The principal question presented is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment. The controlling facts are very simple. Appellant…