Colorado Midland Railway Co. v. Brady
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from El Paso District Court—Hon. F. T. Johnson, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Chiee Justice Steele
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiff, while engaged in the service of the defendant as a switchman, on the 18th day of July, 1899, received an injury which necessitated the amputation of his right leg below the knee. The testimony shows that, at’the time plaintiff was injured, he was engaged in attempting to couple two cars loaded with coal on the coal trestle of the defendant in its yards at Colorado City; that the trestle is elevated about ten feet above the ground; that that portion of the trestle track in front of the coal bins is planked; the remaining…
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