Kirkpatrick v. American Railway Express Company

Appellant brought this suit for damages to compensate an injury -which he alleged was sustained by him through the negligence of a fellow-servant of the defendant express company while he and his fellow-servant were engaged in loading* express into a motor truck. His testimony was to the effect that, while he was in a stooping position through placing an express package in the truck, his fellow-servant negligently permitted a rod or shaft of iron, which had been shipped by express and was being placed in the truck for delivery, to strike him across the back. The testimony on the part of the…