Woods v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.

The plaintiff was a locomotive engineer in the employ of the defendant. On the 13th of June, 1892, while he was engaged in running engine No. 29 in the usual and customary way, and, as he testified, with no more pressure than usual, and with less than was allowed, the boiler exploded, and by force of the explosion the plaintiff received serious injuries. The negligence imputed to the defendant was in not having inspected its boiler properly, to ascertain whether it was in safe condition, and in permitting its use when in bad repair, by the reason of a large number of stay-bolts *399being broken,…