Stanley Michael Davis v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse jury verdict in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 case.

Plaintiff was injured when struck from behind by a freight car which had been “humped” down another track while he was directing an engineer in a switching operation on the track he was facing.

Plaintiff’s claims as to defendant’s negligence were: First, failure of a fellow employee who was in charge of the crew which “humped” the freight car which struck plaintiff to see and warn plaintiff; second, failure of the engineer to whom plaintiff was giving directions to see the danger and warn plaintiff of…