Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Brandenburg

Opinion of the Court by

Judge 0 ’Neal

Reversing.

Appellee, Lneien Brandenburg, brought this action by his guardian against the L. & N. Railroad Company, appellant herein, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while in its employ. The uncontradicted evidence showed that on or about May 5, 1921, acting under the orders of his foreman, appellee was unloading railroad ties from a box car which was part of a work train then standing still on appellant’s main track near Willows Shoals in Lee county, Kentucky. While he was thus working between the piles of ties inside the car appellant’s…