Williams v. Illinois Cent. R.
Citations
- 114 La. 14
- 37 So. 992
- 1905 La. LEXIS 410
Syllabus
<p>INJURY TO EMPLOYÉ — MINORITY— CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.</p> <p>1. When a young man was employed as a brakeman on his sworn application, in which he stated that he was 21 years old, he at the time having the physique of a man, his minority is no factor in an action for damages for personal injuries.</p> <p>2. When the evidence clearly shows that plaintiff was injured while operating a ground switch, and that such injury was occasioned directly by his carelessness in throwing the switch or by an accidental slip or fall, plaintiff cannot recover, although the injury was sustained on the occasion of the making of a running switch, forbidden by the rules of the company when avoidable.</p> <p>. (Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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