Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Palmer

This is an action by motion to recover damages for injuries suffered by the defendant in error, B. W. Palmer. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. To this a writ of error has been obtained.

Brooks-Calloway Company, an independent contractor, undertook to do certain work for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company in and about its yards at Clifton Forge, Virginia. This wotk was quite extensive. Palmer, prior to the date of his injuries, had been employed by that construction company for a period of about two weeks. He was a member of what was known as the /‘mud track” gang, which…