Lammars v. Chicago Great Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — D. E. Maguire, Judge. Action, under Federal Employers’ Liability Act, for damages. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Plaintiff, in his original petition, which was filed on February 23, 1911, alleged that he was, during *1278the month of April, 1910, employed by the defendant as a section hand; that, while so employed, he was directed by his foreman to assist three other men to unload some steel rails from a coal car having sideboards about four feet in height; and that, while one of the rails was being unloaded, the foreman let one end thereof slip, causing it to fall and catch plaintiff’s right leg about three inches above the ankle, tearing the muscles and tendons,, and otherwise severely injuring the same.…
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