Pennsylvania R. v. Jones

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

Jones recovered a judgment for personal injuries received by him while he was working as a brakeman employed in interstate commerce on the defendant railroad. The fault alleged was the employment of a coupling device which could not be operated in uncoupling without the necessity of going between the cars, and recovery thus depended upon the Safety Appliance Act (section 2, Act of March 2, 1893; section 8606, C. S.).

The first question involved is whether there was any evidence to support the jury’s conclusion that the coupler was of the forbidden character. In a…