Lexington Railway Co. v. Cropper

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

Appellee, while employed as a foreman in appellant’s car barn and yard in .Lexington, fell into a pit in the yard whereby he was seriously and permanently injured in person and health; for the injuries thus sustained he recovered a verdict and judgment against appellant for $4,000, in damages, and the latter has appealed.

It appears from the evidence that it was the duty of appellee to supervise appellant’s car barn, make repairs upon the cars and, when directed, to run cars from the car barn to appellant’s central station in Lexington. Appellee’s…