St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Thornton

TALBOT, Associate Justice.

Thornton brought this suit against the railway company to recover damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him through the negligence of said company while he was engaged in unloading cross ties from a box-car, forming a part of a train which was being operated along appellant’s railroad track and stopped at intervals for that purpose. The railway company pleaded a general denial, contributory negligence, assumed risk and specially that, if appellee was injured, his injuries were the result of the negligence of his fellow-servants;…