Rogers v. Illinois Central Railroad

Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs

delivered fhe opinion of the court.

An action on the case was instituted in the Circuit Court of Massac county by plaintiff in error, hereinafter called plaintiff, against defendant in error, hereinafter called defendant, to recover damages for injuries sustained by him while engaged as an employee of the Ayer & Lord Tie Company, hereinafter called the Tie Company, in loading railroad ties for said Tie Company from its freight yard into cars to be carried by defendant company.

The declaration as finally amended consists of two counts. The first count charges, in…