Moore v. N. & W. R. R.

Citations

• 87 Va. 489
• 12 S.E. 968
• 1891 Va. LEXIS 99

Syllabus

<p>1. Negligent Injuries—Duty of employees.—-Unless employee is acting under orders in remaining on or near the track, at his own peril he places himself there, and cannot recover for injury there received. B. & 0. R. R. Co. v. Whittington, 30 Gratt., p. 813.</p> <p>2. Idem—Contributory Negligence—Case at bar.—One, employed by railroad company as fireman, only by the trip, while off duty, negligently placed himself in such a position that a passing train must strike him: held, he cannot recover for injuries so received.</p>