Brennan v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

On February 25, 1932, the plaintiff, a resident of De Pere, was employed by one John Keefe, a contractor, to assist him at Chilton in loading a heavy gasoline tractor shovel onto a flatcar furnished by the defendant, preparatory to shipment. February 25th was a cold wintry day. When the work of loading began, the flatcar was spotted upon a track known as the elevator track which was located some distance from the main line. Some time after the shovel was loaded, but before it had been securely blocked, the flatcar was moved by one of defendant’s train crews and spotted on the house track,…