Jerich v. Union Pacific Railroad

From a judgment of the district court for Douglas county, in favor of plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries, ■defendant appeals.

On the day plaintiff received his injury he and a fellow' workman were engaged in removing rivets from the boiler ■of a locomotive engine belonging to defendant, which was in defendant’s shop for repair. At the same time two other ■employees of defendant were engaged in the same kind, of work on the other side of the boiler. The two latter employees were using what is termed an “air gun” in their work. In order to remove the rivets one employee would Fold a…