Parker v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.

While engaged in unloading bags of potatoes from a railroad refrigerator car, plaintiff stepped into a hole in the false bottom of the car and broke his leg. The car was selected by defendant company and delivered to the shipper at Miller’s Station in this State, there loaded with potatoes in bags and consigned to Edward Hertlein Produce Company, Columbus, Ohio. When the car reached Columbus plaintiff was employed by the consignee in unloading the potatoes from the car to trucks. While dragging a bag of potatoes, weighing 150 pounds, along the floor toward the door of the car and moving…