Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Clark

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

This is an appeal from a judgment for $7,500.00 for personal injuries.

At the time of the accident appellee and Clem Coomer were working as car repairers in the railroad yards in South Louisville. Their particular work at the time was to raise a loaded car on jacks or trestles. According to appellee, they got two trestles and placed one of them under the car. In doing this Coomer was in front and appellee behind. They then returned to get the second trestle. The trestle weighed about 150 pounds and was four feet tall, the front being perpendicular and…