Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R. v. Hullum
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe circuit court of Warren county. HoN. E. L. BeieN, Judge. Suit by Noble M. Hullum against tbe Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Eailroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Tbe facts are fully stated in the opinion of tbe court.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
The appellee, plaintiff in the circuit court' of Warren county, secured a judgment against the appellant for the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars. Appellee was employed by the railroad company as a watchman on moving freight trains, and in the yards of the company from Baton Rouge and Kenner Junction, inclusive, for the purpose of protecting the trains from thieves and burglars. Previous to this employment, plaintiff had been a guard in a convict camp and also had been employed by defendant as a guard in the yards of defendant at Vicksburg.
It appears that plaintiff knew, or had been told,…
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