McGinnis v. Canada Southern Bridge Co.

The defendant corporation owns and operates a .railroad across the Detroit river by way of Grosse Isle. The plaintiff, then twenty years and six months old, engaged in the service of defendant as switchman in December, 1879. He was inexperienced at the time, and the yard-master explained his duties to him. In January, 1880, when he had been employed a little less than two months, his foot was caught in a “ frog ” while he was engaged about his work, and before he could extricate it an engine ran upon him, inflicting serious injury. Plaintiff understood the danger from frogs before this…