Barkley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Appellants’ decedent, a laboring man in no way connected with the appellee company, was, on the 30 th of April, 1887, riding on the front foot-board of a switch engine belonging to appellee and operated by its servants, on which he had jumped, with other workmen, who were returning from their work at the stock yards, north, toward the city. It was customary for laborers going to and from their work to get upon these switch engines, and while it was against the rules of the company that they should do so, the engineers and fire - men operating the engines, though not inviting them on, were not…