St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company v. Murphy

Smith, J.. Appellee was employed by the appellant

railroad company as a brakeman on a freight train,1 and-, while climbing to- the top of a car, a grab-iron or a step on the side-of the oar pulled loose, and he fell-, to the ground, and one of his feet fell under the ■ wheels, -of' the caí, which- was in motion, and -his foot was crushed, and it became necessary to amputate his great toe and two adjoining toes.

■ In the complaint-Which appellee filed in his suit-to recover damages to compensate the-injury he had sustained as a result of his fall, he alleged that he was injured as follows: “Left…