Illinois Central Railroad v. Harris

Mr. Justice Scofield delivered the opikiok of the Court.

Upon the trial of this case, after appellee had introduced evidence to show appellant’s negligence, the manner in which the injury was received, and the extent of the injury, appellant introduced evidence to show that it was negligence for appellee, in coupling double buffer cars, to put his hand in horizontally between the buffers, and that the only safe way of making such a coupling was to take hold of the link by putting the hand and arm underneath the buffer. Appellee had proved in chief, by general evidence only, that he was in…