Winkler v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.

The facts appear in the charge of the Court.

Lore, C. J.,

charging the jury :

Gentlemen of the jury:—George E. Winkler, the plaintiff in this action, claims that on the 19th day of February, 1901, he was in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, the defendant, as head brakeman of the shifting crew, which was using shifting engine No. 1242 and its tender, in moving and delivering interstate commerce cars at the siding on the south side of this city, the defendant then and there being a common carrier of passengers and freight. That while coupling the tender to the next car,…