Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Whetstone

Moss, Justice.

This action was instituted by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, appellant herein, against Michael K. Whetstone, doing business as Commodity Engineering Company, the respondent herein, to recover Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars, paid by appellant to A. H. Monteith, one of its employees, who was injured in the course of his employment.

The complaint of the appellant alleges that it is a common carrier operating in Interstate Commerce and is subject to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. A. § 51 et seq.; and that the respondent was on or prior to…