East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad v. Collins

Collins sued the defendant in error for $5,000 damages for injuries received by him while in the service of the company, engaged in coupling cars, on the 18th of August, 1883.

lie obtained a verdict and judgment for $700, and the company appealed in error.

The negligence averred in the declaration, was that of the engineer in recklessly, unskillfully, suddenly, and neglectfully backing one car against another while plaintiff was engaged in coupling the two, in consequence of which plaintiff’s left hand was caught and mashed, and two of his fingers lost, and the engineer so negligently causing…