Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Jones

Gaines, Associate Justice.—

The appellee, by his mother as his next friend, brought this suit for injuries received in attempting to make a coupling of cars while in the employment of the appellant company. The case made by the petition and evidence was that at the time of the accident plaintiff was a minor about sixteen years old, and was in the service of the company as a coal heaver; that he was wholly without experience as a brakeman and switchman; that on the day he was injured he was placed by the servants of the company on duty as a switchman in its yard against his wishes and the…