Newark Gravel Co. v. Barber

The appellee, a citizen of Independence County, Arkansas, was, on the first day of July, 1927, working as a laborer for the appellant, Newark Gravel Company, near the town of Newark, Independence County. The appellee and another employee of the company were carrying railroad ties, and the method of carrying them was for one laborer to take one end on his shoulder and the other laborer the other end, and, when they reached the place where they were to put the tie, it was thrown from the shoulder; the person behind would give the signal, and both parties would throw the tie at the same time.

The…