St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Wacaster

Appellee brought this suit against'appellant, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U; S. ,C. A., § 51, et seq.) as amended August 11, 1939 (35 U. S. Statutes at L. 65, 45 U. S. C. A., § 51, et seq.), to compensate injuries received- July 9,1945, while employed by appellant in survey work near Hancock, Mo. It was alleged that while he was acting as a rodman and under the direct supervision of his foreman, Mr. Pratt, he was directed by his superior, Pratt, to raise the level rod several feet above bim (appellee) and in doing so came in contact .with a power line wire charged with a…