Wallin v. Arcadia & Betsey River Railway Co.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages for injuries received on February 19, 1909, while in the employ of defendant. Defendant operates a railroad 21 miles long between Copemish and Arcadia. Upon this road it runs a single mixed train, one round trip each day. The train crew at the time of the accident consisted of Conklin, the conductor, Lang, the engineer, and plaintiff, who acted as fireman on the road and brakeman at switching points. This position plaintiff had held for a total period of three years, one-half of which immediately preceded his injury. At Copemish there is a union…