Pigford v. . R. R.

Action for injuries alleged to have been caused by negligence. Plaintiff was employed by defendant and, at the time he was hurt, was instructed by J. D. Spradlin, the supervisor and his superior officer, to load a gondola car with iron rails, which had been twisted and bent in a wreck and were very crooked. Defendant told Spradlin that he would want more help. The situation may be better described in his own words: "I told him I would want more help. I told him I had three men and my boy working with me, and I didn't think I had help enough to load it. He said, `Go and try; do the best you…