Ruiz v. Midland Valley Railroad

Tbe opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This w’as an action by the employee of a consignee of a car of coal to recover damages for personal injuries from the originating railroad carrier. Plaintiff appeals from the order sustaining a general demurrer to- his amended petition.

*525The amended petition, in substance, alleged:

Defendant, The Midland Valley Railroad Company, selected- and furnished to the shipper at his mine at or near Greenwood, Ark., an empty coal car, to be loaded with lump coal; the car was shipped to the Consumers Fuel Company at Wichita, Kan.; the car was loaded to a…