McGanahan v. East St. Louis & Carondelet Railway Co.

This was an action on the case, brought to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff in coupling cars of the defendant. A demurrer was filed to the declaration, which was sustained. The plaintiff brings the record here by appeal, and assigns for error the decision of the court in sustaining the demurrer.

The declaration contains but one count, in which it is averred that, on the 17th of March, 1873, the defendant employed the plaintiff as a brakeman, and that it was his duty to couple together the cars of defendant; that while he was so engaged, he received only ordinary wages,…