Curran v. . Lake Champlain M.R.R. Co.

The plaintiff was a brakeman on the defendant's railroad. The road is a short one, extending from Port Henry to Mineville, a distance of about seven miles. Because of the steep grade it is not built in a straight course, but runs up the mountain through a series of "Y's," which mitigate the ascent. The train in question when made up at Port Henry consisted of a passenger car, which was placed in the front, then the tender of the engine, then the engine itself, then a number of gondolas, and finally about twenty ore "jimmies." The latter are small cars, shaped as a hopper, with a running board…