Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. Kimbrel

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

This is a civil action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, Act of April 22, 1908, c. 149, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 65, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Edward B. Kimbrel, while in the employ of the defendant railroad carrier as a brakeman, alleged to have been proximately caused by the violation by defendant of Section 2 of the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 2, Act of March 2, 1893, c. 196, Sec. 2, 27 Stat. 531, providing that it shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate…