Hamm v. C., B. Q.R.R. Co.

This is a suit in damages for personal injury. Plaintiff was an employee of the Central Coal Coke Company and his duties consisted in driving an auto-truck and in loading and unloading coal into and from said truck. The yards of the Central Coal Coke Company at St. Joseph, Missouri, are located a short distance north of the Union Station and adjacent to the railroad yards maintained by defendant railroad company.

The defendant Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad Company is a corporation duly organized and existing and, at the time of the injury in question, owned, maintained and operated a…