Northern Pac. R. v. Mase
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of Minnesota. This was an action by Clara Mase, administratrix of Frank B. Mase, deceased, against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of said Frank B. Mase. A trial by jury was waived, and the case was submitted on an agreed statement of facts.
1Opinion of the Court
HAX’iOH.Y, Circuit Judge.
Is a railroad company liable under the general law for the injury of an employé on one train caused by the negligence of the conductor in its employment on another train in leaving a switch open that it was his duty to close?
If not, is it liable, under section 697 of the Compiled Statutes of Montana, for an injury to a fireman in its employment on one train, which was inflicted in Montana, and was caused by the negligence of a conductor in its employment on another train in leaving a switch, open?
These are the only questions presented by this record. The case was…
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