Brown v. Erie R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio. Action by Patrick J. Brown against the Erie Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SEVERENS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff below, who.is also the plaintiff in error, was employed by the defendant, the Erie Railroad Company, in its yards at Youngstown, Ohio, as a “front” brakeman or switchman, and on October 1, 1900, was engaged at that place in breaking up a train. In doing this the train of cars was being backed down toward a switch for the purpose of shunting off some of the rear cars at the switch upon a side track. The operation consisted of giving a rapid movement to the train of cars before coming to the switch, of sufficient force to drive the cars intended to go upon…
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