Werner v. Illinois Central RailRoad

This is an appeal by defendant Illinois Central Railroad Company from a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff, Paul W. Werner, in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff at Pana, Illinois, as the result of his being struck by a dwarf semaphore signal while riding on the side of a box car in the course of his employment with defendant. The parties concede that the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act apply to this case.

The specific negligence charged in the complaint is that defendant maintained and used…