Railroad v. Ward

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. There was a trial before the Court and jury, and a verdict and judgment for 'plaintiff for $1,075 and costs, and defendant railroad company has appealed, and assigned errors.

Plaintiff was engaged by several parties at Mt. Pleasant to load potatoes in barrels from wagons into the cars which were placed upon the side tracks. It was necessary, for the more convenient and expeditious loading of the potatoes, to have the cars moved to another point on the side tracks, where the cars could be more readily reached by the wagons. At the request of…