Ward v. New York Central Railroad

The plaintiff offered to prove that, on February 17, 1921, he was employed in the railway mail service of the United States, and on that day was working within the scope of his employment at the Overland Building, Boston.

The defendant, under its contract with the United States Government for the transportation of mail, had placed certain cars on a siding at the Overland Building, to be loaded with mail. The employees in the mail service were, by reason of this contract, permitted to come upon the cars furnished by the defendant for the purpose of loading and unloading mail. It was not a part…