St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Acker

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages -for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant’s employes.

The evidence shows that appellee, at the request of the conductor of a train on appellant’s road, got into a freight car which was partially filled with crates containing tomatoes, for the purpose of building said crates in position while the car was being switched in the mailing up of the train. While thus engaged the operatives of the train cut the car loose from the engine and “kicked” it on to a…