8.  State  deciriong  a4i  to  who  are  fellow  servants  not  binding  on
tbe  fbderal  eonrts.— The  deciuon  of  the  foregoing  case  upon  this  point  has
been  approved  in  Qardner  v.  Michigan  Central  R.  Co.  (U.  8.),  14  Sup.  Ct.
Rep.  140.
8*  Fellow  servants.— Fcr  decisions  relating  to  this  subject  generally,  see
the  preceding  and  following  cases  and  notes.
•Reported  in  140  U.  8.  868;  18  8up.  Ct.  Rep.  918.
222  Bloyd  v.  St.  Louis  &  S.  F.  Ey.  Ca


Bloyd  v.  St.  Louis  &  S.  F.  Ry.  Ca

(Supreme  Court  of  Arkansas,  July  1,  1898.)

1.  Railboad  companies.  Injury  to  employe.  Fellow  bertaittb.
Neolioence  of  foreman.  The  foreman  of  a  crew  engaged  in  driving  piles
for  trestles  for  a  railroad  company,  whose  business  extends  to  many  trestles
and  bridges,  and  who  has  charge  of  all  the  men  in  the  crew,  including  the
trainmen,  while  actually 'CO-operating  with  the  other  men  in  building  and  re-
pairing trestles,  is  a  vice  principal,  for  whose  negligence  while .  in  charge  uf
£uch  crew  the  company  is  liable  to  a  member  thereof,  who  is  injured  thereby.
ACTION  by  Jesse  Bloyd  against  the  St  Louis  &  San  Fran-
cisco Railway  Company,  for  personal  injuries  caused  by
defendant's  negligence  while  plaintiff  was  in  its  employ.  From  a
judgment  for  defendant,  plaintiff,  appeals.
J,  D.  Walker  and  Ci^mp  <k  Watkins^  for  appellant  E,  D.
Kenna  and  B.  R,  Davidson^  for  appellee.
