Haynes v. Fort Dodge & Omaha Railroad

Ladd, O. J.

-The defendant had laid the ties and rails on its road to the south of Logan, but this had not been leveled or ballasted. Its construction train consisted of thirteen flat cars, used for hauling dirt, and two box cars, —one for tools, and the other for the crew. One box car was immediately in front of the engine, and in front of that, the fiat cars. The other box car was'behind it. The men had been picked up, as usual, at several points along the track, and were being taken to Logan for dinner. They were scattered along the flat cars in various positions, ■while the deceased, with…