Railroad v. Kenley
Tennessee Supreme Court
DAVIDSON COUNTY. Appeal 'from Circuit Court of Davidson County. W. K. McAlistek, J.
1Opinion of the CourtBurton, C. J.
The defendant in error, while in the discharge of his duty as a brakeman, in the employment of the railroad company, sustained a serious injury, by which he lost an arm. He has recovered a judgment against the company, from which it has appealed. Many errors have been assigned, some of which will be disposed of orally, as involving no point requiring a written opinion. The negligence of the company was in an alleged defective “ foot-rest ” and “ hand-hold,” being appliances furnished by the company to aid brakemen in safely ascending to the brakes on the top of the caboose-car.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Conroy v. Vulcan Iron WorksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Belair v. C. & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad v. CollinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1886
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