Phillips v. Yazoo & M. v. R. Co.

DREW, Judge.

This is a compensation suit. Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant, assisting in building cars to be used for hauling pulp wood, his wages being $26.40 per week. In building these cars, old ones which had been in use for general freight hauling were dismantled and torn down. The parts were then used to construct a special type of car to be used exclusively in hauling pulp wood to the different paper mills located in the vicinity of Monroe, Louisiana.

On July 1, 1936, while plaintiff was engaged in the performance of his duties, he was instructed by his superior to crawl under a…