Martin v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In this action the plaintiff recovered damages for personal injuries, and the defendant appeals from the judgment.

The plaintiff was the rear brakeman of a freight train, running from Dodge City to Newton, and at the time he was injured the train upon which he was at work was engaged in hauling interstate shipments. The crew consisted of the conductor, engineer, fireman, and a head and rear brakeman. The train was made up of sixty-two freight cars. Just'before the train left Larned, which is twenty-two miles west of Great Bend, the conductor…