Wallis v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.

OPINION of the Court by

Judge Ratliff

Reversing.

Appellant, Russell Wallis, brought this suit to recover damages of the appellees, Illinois Central Railroad Company, and Edward P. Hunt, for an injury to his eye which he sustained while in the employment of the railroad company. Edward P. Hunt was the general foreman of the work in which appellant was engaged and superior in authority to appellant. For a statement of the facts relied on by appellant we will state the substance of the allegations of his petition.

Plaintiff alleged that in January, 1936, he was employed by the defendant railroad…