BARRETT, Commissioner.
In this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., Joseph B. Thompson, a hostler in the Frisco yards at Pensacola, Florida, slipped upon the engine's deck or apron while shaking the grates and fell against the coal gates. The fall activated or "lighted up" a pre-existing arthritic condition and Mr. Thompson has been unable to work since June 4, 1944, the date of the occurrence. Upon this appeal from a judgment...
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