Rio Grande Southern Railroad v. Campbell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen:

On June 8, 1901, the defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, was in the employ of the plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the railroad company, as a brakeman on a freight train. On the date above named the plaintiff was injured while coupling cars in a train upon which he was braking. Thereafter he brought suit against the railroad company to recover damages, basing his right thereto upon the ground that his injury was caused through the negligence of the company.

The judgment for plaintiff which was obtained as the result of the first…