Hoffman v. McKeen Motor Car Co.

Hámer, J.

The plaintiff alleges his employment by the defendaufc as a common carrier; that he and another were directed to move certain boxes from one point to another, and that the removal was to be accomplished through the use of a truck; that he ivas without- experience in such work; that among the boxes which were required to be removed was one which, with its contents, weighed from 509 to 699 pounds; that the plaintiff was placed between the handles of the truck, and that when the box was tilted onto the truck it fell with such force as to cause the plaintiff to fall, and that the truck…