Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R. v. McCaskell

Citations

• 118 Miss. 629
• 79 So. 817

Syllabus

<p>1. Master And /Servant. Federal Employers’ Liability Act. State law-raising presumption of negligence.</p> <p>Whete a section band was injured while standing near the track, by the falling of a cross tie from a running train engaged in interstate commerce, brought suit against the railroad company , under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. (U. S. Comp. St. ’ 1916, sections 8657-8665), he had the burden of proving negligence on the part of his master, the railroad company, since Code 1906, section 1985, as amended by the Laws of 1912, chapter 215, under which a presumption of negligence arises from the injury, has no application to such a case.</p>