Clark v. Gulf, M. & N. R.

Rufus E. Clark, the appellant (plaintiff), filed his declaration in the circuit court for damages for personal injuries sustained by him while in the employ of the appellee (defendant) railroad company. The declaration in effect alleged that the defendant was a common carrier for hire operating a railroad, the engines and locomotives of which were propelled by steam; that defendant operated a line of railroad, running through parts of Alabama and Mississippi; that it operated a motor car which was propelled by gasoline; that this motor car was used for the purpose of carrying the section…