Miller v. Townley Manufacturing Co.

While plaintiff here, a minor eighteen years of age, was acting as fireman and brakeman on a log train, consisting of an engine and three cars, engaged in hauling logs from the logging camp to sawmills operated by defendant, he, under the direction of the engineer to uncouple the rear car, went to the rear of the train to uncouple that oar, and was *216engaged in uncoupling it when in some unexplained manner it is claimed that the forward cars were put in motion and the car in front of the rear car pushed down on to the rear car, and plaintiff’s elbow caught between the ends of logs projecting…