Brown v. Oregon Lumber Co.

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:

This was an action brought by tbe plaintiff to recover damages from tbe defendant for an injury sustained by him while employed in its service. Tbe alleged negligence of the defendant consisted of carelessly causing a pile of railroad ties to be so placed in a box car, which plaintiff was assisting in loading, that the ties fell upon him, producing tbe injury complained of. Substantially tbe facts are, as appears from tbe testimony, that tbe *316defendant is a corporation, engaged in operating a saw mill, manufacturing railroad ties and lumber, and that it had a…