Southern Pac. Co. v. Stephens

This suit was instituted by James S. Stephens against the Southern Pacific Company for damages for personal injuries. Eor cause of action he alleged:

“That while assisting in switching a string of cars then being made up into trains he was upon top of certain cars riding them to their destination, when without notice or warning the defendant’s employés negligently kicked another string of cars down the same track at an excessive and dangerous rate of speed, which struck the cars upon which plaintiff was riding with such force and violence as to cause him to fall to the ground and injured him;…