Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. Duel

The appellee sued the appellant for personal injuries received on the 6th day of January, 1890, while coupling two cars in the switching yards of the appellant at Evansville.

It is alleged that the appellant ‘ ‘then and there carelessly and negligently used, operated, and ran in said switching yard a certain defective, unsafe, and dangerous steam switching engine or locomotive, * * * in this, to wit, that the throttle valve which let in and cut off the steam from the cylinders of said engine was so defective or out of repair that at times said throttle would suddenly fly open, and thereby…