Horn v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Defendant railway appeals from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for personal injuries brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51) and the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 2).

Plaintiff, who was 21 years of age and had been employed for several years by defendant, was working as a brakeman on a switch engine in defendant’s yard at Blythe. He uncoupled a caboose from the engine, and as the engine pulled away he attempted to adjust the coupler in order that it would be in a condition to receive the next coupling. He stood on the rear footboard of the engine, and…