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ST. LOUIS & SAN FRAN. R.R. v. BROWN

No. 399.

241 U.S. 223 (1916)

36 S.Ct. 602

60 L.Ed. 966

ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY v. BROWN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 22, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.B. Stuart, Mr. W.I. Cruce, Mr. L.S. Dolman, Mr. A.C. Cruce and Mr. M.K. Cruce were on the brief, for the defendant in error.1

Mr. W.F. Evans, Mr. R.A. Kleinschmidt and Mr. J.H. Grant were on the brief, for the plaintiff in error.1

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

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 At the close of the testimony the claim under the Safety Appliance Act was withdrawn and the case was...

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