Reagan v. St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — Hon. Theo. Brace, Judge. (1) The plaintiff, a water-boy and. tool-keeper for the construction train, being subject to the hiring and -discharge of the foreman of said construction train, the said foreman was the vice-principal of the defendant, and the defendant is liable to plaintiff for injuries sustained by the negligence of said foreman.
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Error to Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — Hon. Theo. Brace, Judge. (1) The plaintiff, a water-boy and. tool-keeper for the construction train, being subject to the hiring and -discharge of the foreman of said construction train, the said foreman was the vice-principal of the defendant, and the defendant is liable to plaintiff for injuries sustained by the negligence of said foreman. Brothers v. Cartier, 52 Mo. 372; Gormly v. Iron Worlcs, 61 Mo. 492; Whalen ». Centenary, 62 Mo. 326 ; Marshal v. Schricher, 83 Mo. 306 ; Moore ro. Railroad, 86 Mo. 588; Stephens v. Hannibal, 87 Mo. 221; McDermott…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
There was a judgment for the defendant in this case on a demurrer to the petition. To review that ruling, the plaintiff sued out this writ of error. The petition is lengthy, and we extract from it the following facts:
The plaintiff, a boy seventeen years old, was in the •employ of the defendant. It was his duty to carry water for a gang of men engaged in repairing the roadbed, and to take charge of the tools used by them. They were all under the direction of a foreman. The foreman, laborers, and plaintiff traveled in a caboose-car attached to a freight train, composed of four or five cars.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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