Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Green

The opinion -of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, a railroad company doing business in this state, recovered a judgment against the defendant for damages resulting from the loss of his right hand through the negligence of a coemployee. The defendant prosecutes error.

The plaintiff, a skilled mechanic, and other workmen equally experienced and capable, among whom were C. L. Hopwood and a man named Metzger, were completing the repairs on an engine, under the direction of a foreman named Hughes. In order to finish the work it was necessary to elevate…