Emery v. Illinois Central Railroad

This was an action in case, in the Circuit Court of Williamson county, by appellee against appellant, to recover for a personal injury sustained by appellee while in the service of appellant. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $250.

The case as stated by counsel for appellee is in substance as follows: Appellee had been employed by appellant for about ten years as a section hand, and it was his duty to help keep the track in repair and when occasion required it, to help load ties onto the construction train and unload them therefrom. On the 25th of January, 1908,…