Ahrens v. International-Great Northern Railroad

Appellant sued appellee to recover damages resulting from, or caused by, the negligence of the defendant in furnishing an unsafe and insecure ladder, with a helper to hold the ladder while plaintiff ascended it to do some work on a boiler. Plaintiff alleged that said helper released his hold on the ladder, and plaintiff was thrown to the floor while doing his work; that he fell on scraps of iron and other parts of an engine, which resulted in the fracture of a bone in his right foot.

The ease was submitted to the jury on thirteen special issues, and the only issue about which any complaint is…