Shelbyville Lateral Branch Railroad v. Lewark

Trespass on the case by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error, for injuries resulting from the negligence, &c., of the plaintiffs’ servants. The cause was, by change of venue, taken from the Circuit Court of Shelby county to the Johnson Circuit Court. Plea, not guilty. Verdict for the plaintiff below. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.

*472The evidence is upon the record. It shows that the defendant came to the plaintiffs’ depot at Shelby mile, for the purpose of hauling therefrom to Ruslwille a wagon load of store-goods; that he was directed by one…