Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co. v. Pettit
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Allen Circuit Court; E. O'Rourke, Judge. Action by Elswortb S. Pettit against the Grand Rapids, etc., R. Co. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHenley, J.
— This action was commenced and prosecuted by appellee for the recovery of damages against appellant for injuries to his hand received by appellee while in the employ of appellant. Appellee was a brakeman on a freight train, and received his injury while attempting to couple cars at Portland, Indiana, on the 24th day of August, 1897. It is averred, in substance, in the first paragraph of complaint that appellee was a freight brakeman in the employ of appellant ; that at Portland, Indiana, appellant had a main track running north and south, east of the depot building, and a side-track running…
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