Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Layton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP GEORGIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
The plaintiff below was a switchman in the employ of the defendants when he suffered the injury for which he recovered the judgment which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Georgia, and which is here for review on writ of error.
The facts essential to an understanding of the question presented for decision are as follows:
A train of many cars standing on a switch was separated by about two car lengths from five cars on the same track loaded with coal. An engine, pushing a stock car ahead of it, came into the switch, and failed in an attempt to couple to the five cars but struck them with such…
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