Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R. v. Hullum

Citations

• 119 Miss. 229
• 80 So. 645

Syllabus

<p>1. Master and Servant. Injuries to servant. Assumption of risjcs.</p> <p>It is elementary law that employees assume the obvious risks incident to their employment.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>Under the facts in this case which was a suit by a railroad detective against the company for injuries sustained by being shot by unknown parties, the court held, that appellee accepted an extremely hazardous employment; that the danger was obvious; that he knew, or ought to have known, that what ■ did happen was not improbable and that he assumed the risks of his employment.</p>