Kerlin v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

The plaintiff alleges in substance that he was engaged in the service of the defendant as locomotive fireman and engineer; that during the 2d and 3d days of August, 1906, in obedience to the orders and directions of his employer, lie was kept in continuous active labor in said service for more than twenty-four hours without sleep or rest, whereby he had become so greatly exhausted that he was unable to appreciate the dangers arising from continuing’ in his said work while in such condition, and that while thus weakened and exhausted he was negligently ordered by his superior to make still…