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TENN. COAL CO. v. GEORGE

No. 299.

233 U.S. 354 (1914)

TENNESSEE COAL, IRON & RAILROAD COMPANY v. GEORGE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 13, 1914.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alexander W. Smith for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Reuben R. Arnold for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

Wiley George, the defendant in error, was an engineer employed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company at its steel plant in Jefferson County, Alabama. While he was under a locomotive repairing the brakes, a defective throttle allowed steam to leak into the cylinder causing the engine to move forward automatically in consequence of which he was seriously injured...

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