Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Smoot

This is an action by the appellee, against the appellants, to recover damages resulting from an injury *221received at the station at Fair Oaks, in Jasper county, Indiana.

The railroads of the appellants connect at this point, and they jointly maintain the station. The station house, including waiting room, ticket office, etc., is situate between the two railroads. There was a door in the east side of the waiting room, and one in the west side, opposite that in the east side.

The west door opened into a dangerous pitfall, as alleged, and, on the evening the appellee received the injury, he came to…