Neal's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion of the Court by

Turner, Commissioner—

Affirming.

■P. L. Neal in May. 1923, was employed by appellee at its railroad yards in Ravenna, Kentucky. At the time he was a car repairer, and on the 16th day of May, 1923, while engaged in lifting a loaded car by means of a jack for the purpose of replacing or repairing its springs, was injured and two days thereafter died as a result of it.

This is .an action by his.personal representative against appellee for damages, and the negligence complained of is that defendant’s agents and servants negligently furnished to decedent, an inexperienced…