Cowles v. Richmond & Danville Railroad

The plaintiff alleges that he was a brakes-man on the defendant’s road, and that lie was injured by having his foot-and ankle crushed while in its service and by reason of its negligence. On the trial he testified that he was under the immediate direction and order of one Garrison, who was the engineer and conductor of the defendant’s freight train, and on the occasion of the injuries received was ordered by him to go upon a certain car and apply the brake, so as to prevent a clash between that car and another; that he went upon, the car, and while executing the order given him was injured in…