Klinge v. Southern Pac. Co.

EPHRAIM HANSON, Justice.

The plaintiff and the respondent brought this action under the Safety Appliance Act (45 U. S. C. A. § 1 et seq.) and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (chapter 2, title 45, U. S. C. A. §§ 51-59) against the defendant and appellant, first' in the district court of the Third judicial district of the state of Utah, to recover damages for a permanent injury sustained by plaintiff in the course of his employment as a brakeman in the employ of the defendant. As shown by the record, the plaintiff in attempting to board a moving freight car and taking hold of the handhold…