Lugar v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the sum of $5000 and defendant has appealed.

The evidence shows that on the 8th day of April, 1924, plaintiff was employed as a hammersmith by the defendant in its shops at North Little Rock, Arkansas, and in the discharge of his duties was engaged in finishing a coach equalizer weighing several hundred pounds. In this work plaintiff was using what is known as a flatter tool. The equalizer by means of a power hoist was placed on the bottom die of a steam hammer. The bottom part of the equalizer…