Garedpy v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment non obstante or for a new trial.

Action brought by guardian ad litem to recover damages under the federal employers liability act for injuries sustained by plaintiff on November 1, 1926, while employed by defendant as a section laborer at Channing, Michigan, such employment having been continuous for eight months preceding the accident. The complaint charged negligence of defendant; the answer denied it and alleged assumption of risk by plaintiff, which was denied by the reply.

Plaintiff was 20 years of age. He was one…