Bryan v. . R. R.

Action for damages. The plaintiff belonged to what he called a floating squad or gang of hands on the defendant's road. It seems that there were five of them belonging to this "gang," and one Whitley is designated by the plaintiff as "boss" of the gang. At the time of the injury complained of, this squad, consisting of said Whitley, the plaintiff and three others, were engaged in loading a car of a construction train with the timbers of an old bridge at Third Creek. Among this timber was an old sill or stringer, eight inches thick, sixteen inches wide and thirty feet long; and in attempting…