L. & N. Railroad v. Goodwin

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

The appellee in this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while in the employ of the appellant company, recovered $1,500.00.

*838At the time of his injury, he was employed in operating a machine used in smoothing uneven or flat places on railroad car wheels. In a general way, the labor at which appellee was employed may be described as follows : Two car wheels, with the axle attached, would be rolled on a track to a point under an air hoist. This hoist consisted in part of a cylinder about four feet long and eight inches in…