Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Hagar

While appellee was in the employment of appellant as switchman in its yards at Danville, one of appellant’s flat cars, loaded with coal, came into the yards. In switching it from one track to another, it became the duty of appellee to set the brakes on it, in doing which he fell in front of the moving car and sustained severe injuries by being run over. The accident was caused by the absence of any nut to hold the wheel on top of the brake rod, in consequence of which the wheel came off when appellee took hold of it and precipitated him to the ground. It is complained that appellant…