Haggard v. Southwest Missouri Railroad

This is a master and servant case. The plaintiff filed suit against defendant for damages on account of injuries alleged to have been received by him while in the employ of the defendant. A number of grounds of negligence were assigned but the case when submitted by the plaintiff eliminated all grounds of negligence except the following: “That the defendant negligently and carelessly failed to furnish sufficient light in said barn and by reason thereof plaintiff was unable to see said pit and was liable to fall therein.” The cause was submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict for…