St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. Schumacher

Citations

• 152 U.S. 77
• 14 S. Ct. 479
• 38 L. Ed. 361
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2094

Syllabus

<p>When the employe of a railroad company sues the company to recover damages for injuries inflicted upon him while in its service by reason of defective machinery, and it plainly appears that he was guilty of contributory negligence, and there is no evidence of a wilful or intentional negligence on the part of the railroad company for the purpose of injuring the plaintiff, there is nothing in the case to submit to the jury.</p>