Vandalia Railroad v. Adams
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Knox Circuit Court; Orlando H. Cobb, Judge. Action by John Adams against the Vandalia Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, P. J.
Appellee recovered judgment for $250, damages for personal injuries sustained by him while employed by the appellant as a section man. The injury was received by a crowbar’s falling and breaking one of the bones of his foot. He had started to draw one of the spikes that held the rails of the track in place. The bar had claws or flanges which went partly around and against the head of the spike, and, in pulling down on the handle part of the bar in an effort to draw the spike, the claws slipped off the spike and the bar fell.
The complaint alleges, in substance, that in his work for appellant,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kentucky & Indiana Bridge Co. v. EastmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893
- Pennsylvania Co. v. WitteIndiana Court of Appeals · 1896
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