New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Allen
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Allen Circuit Court-; John W. Eggeman, Judge. Action by Robert Allen against the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.
The complaint in this case charges substantially the following: On May 15, 1913, appellee was working for appellant on its railroad, under the direction of one of its foremen. He was directed, by such foreman to assist in spiking rails to ties on the roadbed. The foreman directed the men engaged in that service to work in two gangs. The first gang, or section, was to spike every third tie and the second section was to follow and spike every third tie. The foreman placed in charge of the first section an Italian laborer who did not understand the work and was awkward and careless • in the…
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