St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. Barr

HIGGINS, Justice.. Appellee Barr was a member of appellant’s switching crew working in the Sherman yards. While so engaged, he had the ends of three fingers pinched off and this suit is to recover damages therefor.

A coal gondola car was kicked to connect with a string of other cars. Barr boarded the car to slacken its speed before its impact with the cars to which it was intended to be connected.. He undertook to apply the brake at the end of the ear. The brake for some reason did not function and it was necessary for Barr to quickly descend from the car to protect himself from the impending…