Jolliff v. Kansas City Western Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

William Jolliff was in the employ of an interurban electric railroad company as night repair man. His duties were to take charge of disabled cars brought to a machine shop, and do such work upon *759them as might be directed. He had been so employed for several years. The cars were brought into the shop over a track, under which was a pit about six feet deep, to enable workmen to get beneath the car. Provision was made for lighting the. pit by five electric bulbs, all on the same circuit. Two were below the stringers. One night Jolliff was…