Whittaker v. Coombs

Casey J.

This was an action on the case instituted hy appellee against appellant in the City Court of East St. Louis. The material averments in the declaration are: That appellee was in the employ of appellant and engaged to assist the servants of appellant in unloading cars and filling an ice house, as a common laborer and for no other purpose. That while so regarded the superintendent of appellant directed him to couple cars, which were being carelessly pushed together by other servants of appellant, well knowing that appellee was unskillful and unable to perforin such service without…