Louisville & N. R. v. Johnson

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

Tbe appellee, Frank Johnson, recovered judgment against tbe appellant, tbe Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for an injury to bis left foot, suffered while uncoupling cars in a moving freight train at tbe crossing of the railroad track and Third street, in Oarmi, 111. Tbe crossing was made of boards laid lengthwise between tbe rails of tbe track, and appellee’s foot was caught in tbe space or crevice between one of tbe rails and tbe adjacent board, and was held there until run upon by tbe wheels of the forward truck of tbe car behind him, which was moving slowly,…