Missouri, K. & T. Ry Co. of Texas v. Denahy

Appellee being in appellant’s service, and while repairing a box car with the use of chisel and hammer in cutting bolts, and being assisted by another employs, had one eye injured by a small piece of metal flying off of the chisel and hammer when the chisel was struck by the hammer, striking him in the eye. He sues to recover damages of appellant, alleging negligence on defendant’s part in this, to wit: “(1) In failing to exercise ordinary care to adopt and cause to be used a reasonably safe manner and method of doing the work upon which plaintiff was engaged. (2) In failing to exercise…