St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Brown

Basing his cause of action upon the Federal Employers’ Liability and Safety Appliance Acts, Brown, the defendant in error, sued to recover damages resulting from injuries alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the Railroad Company while he was in its employ and engaged in interstate commerce. At the close of the testimony the claim under the Safety Appliance Act was withdrawn and the case was submitted to the jury alone upon the Employers’ Liability. Act. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff which was affirmed by the court below.

There was a sharp conflict between…