St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. Weatherly

In March, 1925, the appellee was employed as a machinist in the shops of the appellant at Tyler. On the morning of the 81st of that month one of his eyes was injured while he was engaged in tightening a nut on a superheater pipe attached to one of the appellant’s locomotive engines. He was using a hammer and chisel. A particle of the metal broke off and lodged in one of his eyes. The injury was such as ultimately resulted in the loss of the eye. This suit was filed to recover damages for that injury.

It is alleged that the railway company was guilty of negligence, first, in failing to furnish…