Chestnut v. Southern Indiana Railway Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From Lawrence Circuit Court; W. H. Martm, Judge. Action by Lafayette Chestnut against the Southern Indiana Railway Company for damages on account of personal injuries. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff-appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, C. J.
Action below by appellant to- recover for personal injuries sustained while in the service of appellee in its yards at the city of Bedford. The injury in question is attributed to a defective brake staff, which, when being handled by appellant, broke near the ratchet wheel, *511and thereby he was thrown from the car and severely injured. The complaint charges the negligence of the appellee to be as follows: “That the defendant was negligent and careless in this, to wit: That in the construction, the brake staff on car number 814, and the one which caused the injury hereinafter alleged, was made…
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