SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. STEWART

No. 11609.

115 F.2d 317 (1940)

SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. STEWART.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted December 7, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter N. Davis and Arnot L. Sheppard, both of St. Louis, Mo. (Wilder Lucas, of St. Louis, Mo., on the brief), for appellant.

Charles M. Hay, of St. Louis, Mo. (Charles P. Noell, of St. Louis, Mo., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SANBORN, THOMAS, and VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judges.


VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judge.

John R. Stewart, the deceased, was a switchman in the employ of appellant. February 12, 1937, he was engaged at East St. Louis, Illinois, in coupling up certain cars on track No. 12 in appellant's yards. Several of said cars contained goods which were en route in interstate commerce from various states of the United States to various other states of the United States. While engaged in such duties, Stewart's arm was crushed by impact...

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