Southern Ry. Co. v. Gadd
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action at law by W. O. Gadd against the Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, while in the employ of de-
fendant as a fireman on a switch engine belonging to defendant, in its yards at Memphis, Tenn., lost his leg by being run over by the switch engine referred to, through the alleged negligence of defendant’s engineer operating the same. He brought this action under the Employer’s Liability Act of April 22, 1908 (35 Stat. 65, c. 149), as amended by the Act of April 5, 1910 (36 Stat. 291, c. 143 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1324]). The injury occurred April 25, 1911. There was trial' to a jury, and verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
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