Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson v. Fisher

Appellant brought this suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and recovered judgment for $5,000, from which is this appeal.

It is conceded that the testimony was sufficient to support the finding of the jury that appellee’s injury was occasioned by the negligence of the employer, but it is insisted for the reversal of this judgment that appellee was not engaged, at the time of his injury, in work related to interstate commerce, and that, therefore, the Federal Employers’ Liability Act does not apply. It is insisted also that the judgment is excessive.

It is conceded that the main line…