Supreme Court of Arkansas November 15, 1880 (Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad v. Duffey)

Harrison, J.

This-was an action by the appellee, against the appellant, to recover, damages for an injury received by the former while in the latter’s employ. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff, while in the defendant’s employ, and working on its track, had, through the defendant’s negligence, an eye put out by the breaking of a defective and unsafe spike-maúl, which was at the time, known