Richmond & Danville Railroad v. De Butts

Citations

• 90 Va. 405
• 18 S.E. 837
• 1894 Va. LEXIS 6

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Employees—Contributory negligence. — Brakesman, side-tracking flat car, train having backed into siding, cut car loose, and signalled train to leave it. Car not clearing main track he signalled train to return and push it further. Train returning fast, he put one foot between iron rails loaded on car, and end of car, and other foot outside so as to set brake. Train struck car and rails slipped forward and crushed his foot.</p> <p>Held:</p> <p>Brakeman’s negligent acts caused the accident,- and he is not entitled to recover.</p>