Hopkins v. Spokane, P. & S. Ry. Co.

This is a personal injury action in which the parties concede that their rights are governed by the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. At the time of his injury the plaintiff was a brakeman in the employ of the defendants, who are common carriers. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, based upon a verdict, the defendants appeal.

Since the assignments of error are limited to the single contention that the circuit court erred when it denied the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict, we shall proceed at once to a consideration of the evidence. The uncontradicted…