Missouri Furnace Co. v. Abend

This was .an action on the case by appellee against appellant in the circuit court of St. Clair county. The declaration alleges that the Missouri Furnace Co., defendant, was using and operating a certain railroad, and using' a locomotive. That it was the duty of defendant to keep said locomotive in good repair, so as not to endanger the life of defendant’s employes, but that disregarding said duty, on the 21st day of January, 1880, it permitted said engine to be out of repair, so that it was dangerous for the employes to operate said engine; that said engine was so constructed that it could…