Illinois Central Railroad v. Weiland

Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant in the superior court of Cook county for an injury to his left hand, received while in the service of appellant as a switchman. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment and settled all questions of fact against the company.

The accident occurred at appellant’s switch yards, where appellee and other employees of the company were engaged in switching cars. One of such employees had charge of the engine, which would push a car down onto a certain track with sufficient momentum to run to the particular part of the yard where the car was to be…