Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Maltsby

Simmons, Justice.

The injury on account of which the action was brought was the mashing of the plaintiff's hand while *631lie was coupling cars as' a “ car- coupler ” of the defendant. The following appeared from the evidence: A train of cars attached to an engine was to be coupled to a single car, and the plaintiff signalled to the engineer to back the train towards the car. The train came back slowly until within about twelve inches of the car, and stopped. The plaintiff, who had gotten between the train and the car in order to make the coupling, signalled again, doing so with a coupling-stick…