Johnson v. St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:.William J. Johnson brought this action to recover damages from the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway Company for injuries sustained by him through the alleged negligence *39of the railway company. He was an employee of the railway com - pany as a track laborer, and at the time of his injury was engaged in taking out old and defective ties from the track for which new and sound ones were to be substituted. The old ties were removed by tie tongs, a scissors-like instrument which had blades on each side with two points on each blade,…