Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Wright

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clarke —

Reversing.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, from a judgment for $11,000.00 recovered by the plaintiff, now appellee, for personal injuries.

Plaintiff was a fireman and tbe action is based upon the alleged negligence of tbe engineer in tbe operation of tbe engine. Tbe train to which this engine and another were attached had gone, into a siding to allow another train to pass it. "When it started to leave the side track the engineer was in his seat on the right hand side of the engine, where it was his duty to be, and…