Purcell v. . R. R.

It appeared that plaintiff was a brakeman in defendant's employ; that at night he was standing on the rear end of a freight car in a train, preparing to uncouple it from the car behind it; that the train was still or nearly still at the time; that the conductor had, without plaintiff's knowledge, uncoupled the cars; and that, while plaintiff was thus preparing to uncouple the cars, the engineer, in response to signals by the conductor, suddenly started the car plaintiff was on, and those in front of it, throwing plaintiff to the ground and injuring him.

The issues and responses are as follows:

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