Darden v. Nashville

HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Action by Hobart M. Darden, appellant, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (title 45-, U. S. Code, e. 2, §§ 51-5-9- [45 US CA §§ '51-59']), against Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries. The question is whether the court erred in granting appellee’s motion for a directed verdict.

The accident occurred in what is known as the Sixth street yard and engine terminal of appellee at Paducah, Ky., at about 10 :30 on the morning of April 16, 1930. In this yard, which is located between Fifth and Eighth streets, there…