Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. Cannon

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

Cannon was a brakeman in a yard shifting crew of the defendant company at work in the Harrisburg yards. On the day in question it was desired to shift two shop cars from one part of the yard to another. These cars stood beyond and were attached to three Western Maryland battleship cars. To move the shop cars it was necessary to move the Western Maryland cars also, the purpose being, after the shop cars had been dropped, to return the Western Maryland cars to the same place. To effect this movement the engine, to which a car loaded with stone had been attached, backed…