Hines v. Blackman

Defendant in error brought this suit against plaintiff in error, Director General of Railroads, to recover damages for personal injuries, alleging:

"That defendant in error was injured on the 11th day of April, 1918, while working for plaintiff in error as a member of a bridge gang. It is alleged that defendant in error and another member of the gang were directed by the foreman to pick up and carry a railroad tie from a position on the right of way to and upon the railway track at a bridge which was being repaired; that when they picked up the tie the member of the gang working with defendant…