Crozier v. Charleston & W. C. Ry. Co.

PIendERSON, Acting Assocate Justice.

The respondent, S. E. Crozier, was employed by the appellant raihyay companies as a switchman at their freight yard at Augusta, Georgia. On the night of January 29, 1950, he was engaged as a member of a crew in switching four coal cars consigned to Merry Brothers Brick Company. The cars were equipped with the push down lever type of uncoupling device. The lever could be reached by one standing beside the track, and was designed to raise the lock and uncouple the car. On this occasion the train was being backed by the engineer in order to place L. & N. Coal…