Pecard v. Menominee Riyer Sugar Co.

The defendant was engaged in the business of manufacturing sugar from sugar beets. On its premises was situated a beet shed into which were run railway tracks upon which loaded cars were taken in and the beets unloaded, and the testimony shows that as occasion required, the empty cars were taken out by the switch engine, or if the switch engine was not at hand, the cars were pushed out by the men employed in unloading beets. The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to engage in the work of unloading beets on the 16th day of October, 1906. He commenced work at about 1 o’clock on that day,…