Tripp v. Michigan Cent. R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Action by Everett A. Tripp against the Michigan Central Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant on directed verdict, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Everett A. Tripp brought an action in the court below against the Michigan Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by him through negligence of the railroad, and obtained a verdict and judgment in his favor. Eater, upon motion of the railroad, the judgment was set aside and a new trial granted. This ruling was based on the decision in Charleston & West. Car. Ry. v. Thompson, 234 U. S. 576, 34 Sup. Ct. 964, 8 L. Ed. 1476, which had been rendered meanwhile. Thereafter, April 22, 1915, under stipulation of…
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