Chattanooga Southern Railroad v. Wheeler

A suit for damages was brought by W. T. Simmons against the Chattanooga Southern Railroad Company, the plaintiff alleging that he had sustained personal injuries by reason of having fallen through a platform built around a station-house belonging to the defendant company, which platform the company had failed to keep in repair or in a safe condition for use by the public. Pending the action the plaintiff died, and his administrator, J. Y. Wheeler, was made a party plaintiff in his stead. The case was three times tried, the last trial resulting in a verdict against the railroad company. It is…