Wilson v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

Citations

• 222 Pa. 341
• 71 A. 183
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 706

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Master and servant — Brakeman—Defective appliance — N onsuit.</p> <p>A brakeman who has worked for six weeks in shifting cars in a yard on an engine intended for line service, and not equipped as shifting engines are, with a footboard and grab iron, cannot allege the absence of these appliances as a ground for recovery against .the railroad company, his employer, for personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment.</p>