Southern Railway Co. v. Heaton

Flay Heaton filed suit against Southern Railway Company to recover $20,000 damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. It appeared from the petition that the defendant was a carrier engaged in both interstate and intrastate transportation; that the plaintiff, an employee of the'defendant, was instructed by his foreman to take two of his fellow employees with him on a motor car of the defendant and go to a certain point down the railroad track of the defendant for the purpose of repairing a crossing sign; that the plaintiff was in…