Satterly v. Morgan

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

Plaintiff was employed as a “ yard-switchman ” on defendant’s railroad, engaged in aiding in running into the yard empty cars, and sending out loaded ones.

One of the operations employed by the defendant in the movement of loaded cars, for a short distance in the yard, was the following: an engine on an adjoining track parallel to the one on which the freight cars were, would be attached to the latter by means of a switch-rope with hooks at either end, one of which was attached to the engine, and the other to the leading car. The process was…