Supreme Court of Minnesota December 6, 1900, Nos. 12,271—(101) (Merritt v. Great Northern Railway Co.)

LEWIS, J.

Plaintiff was an engineer in tbe employ of tlie defendant company. On February 27, 1899, be was ordered to run an extra freight train from St. Cloud to Clearwater Junction. The train consisted of five box cars and a caboose, which, with the exception of the latter, were equipped with air brakes.