Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad v. Evans

Respondent was employed by petitioner as a brakeman and *343on November 24, 1949, was a member of a crew operating a freight train proceeding from Altus, Oklahoma to Wichita Falls, Texas. While enroute an airhose burst, causing the brakes to “set”, thus stopping the train. Respondent and another brakeman attempted with a wrench to disconnect the ruptured hose and replace it with a new one. The wrench would not turn the hose or its connection, and respondent then got under the coupling apparatus and beat upon the connection with a hammer in an effort to loosen it. While so doing, he claims to have…