Parsons v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

Per Cuisiam.

Action brought by plaintiff under the federal employers’ liability act to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of the defendant’s negligence. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000. The defendant appeals.

The material facts relating to the accident are as follows: On January 22, 1921, the plaintiff was, and for four years prior thereto had been, in the employ of the defendant railroad company as a switchman in the defendant’s yards at Casper, Wyoming. He was what is termed by railroad men an…