Union Ry. Co. v. Williams

HICKS, Chief Judge.

Action by appellee, Jesse Williams, to recover damages of appellant, Union Railway Company, for personal injuries.

On July 28, 1938, appellee, a Negro boy attempted to “hop” a train pulled by one of appellant’s engines. He caught hold of a rung of the ladder on a tank car ,and put one foot in a lower rung, when his foot slipped, his head hit some part of the car and he was thrown under the train and lost both legs.

The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $20,000, upon which judgment was entered ; hence this appeal.

We consider (1) the motion of appella'nt for a directed…