Golden v. Reading Co.

KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

In this case the plaintiff, a freight conductor, recovered a verdict for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The plaintiff’s case, as presented to the jury, was entirely based upon the alleged failure of the defendant to furnish a safe place to work.

The yardmaster’s office in the defendant’s freight yard was on a small hillock near the tracks. The plaintiff, having brought his train into the yard, went to the yardmaster’s shanty to deliver his waybills and while there was instructed by the yardmaster to signal to…