Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Miller

Opinion of the Court by

William: Rogers Clay, ■Commissioner

Affirming.

*237In this action for damages for personal injury, plaintiff, J. T. Miller, obtained a verdict and judgment against the' defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, in the sum of $1,000. The railroad company appeals.

The facts are as follows: Plaintiff was a brakeman in the employ of the defendant. The accident occurred in Bell County about seven miles from Pineville. The engineer, with seven or eight cars attached to the engine, was proceeding to a point where a box car was standing, for the purpose of moving the box…