Rodman v. Michigan Central Railroad

The plaintiff, a brakeman on the road of defendant, brings suit for an injury received by him while-coupling cars. The injury happened to him while in the discharge of his duties as brakeman, and under the general principle that the servant takes upon himself the risks incident to his employment, the defendant is not responsible unless his case is brought within some recognized exception to the principle.

To make out an exception the plaintiff avers that at the time of the injury the engineer and fireman in charge of the locomotive of the train “temporarily left their respective posts for some…