Richmond & Danville R. R. v. Pannill

Citations

• 89 Va. 552
• 16 S.E. 748
• 1893 Va. LEXIS 73

Syllabus

<p>Employees—Disregard of rules—Case at bar.—In action for personal injury, the plaintiff, a brakeman, knowing the rules of the defendant railroad company forbidding coupling or uncoupling cars except with a.sti.ck, and going in between cars with engine attached, went between them to uncouple cars with a stick, which was inefficient for that purpose, because coupling-pin was tight and short. Another brakeman, without plaintiff’s knowledge, signalled engineer to reverse engine enough to relieve pressure on pin. Plaintiff’s hand, being between bumpers coming together, was caught and mashed.</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>He cannot recover, because his injury was the prpximate result of his own disregard of the rules.</p>