Wedekind v. Southern Pac. Co.

The plaintiff in this action is a citizen and resident of the state of Nevada. The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Kentucky, and is the lessee of the Central Pacific Rail*280road; a line of road extending from San Francisco, Cal., to Ogden, Utah. The action is brought by plaintiff to recover from defendant the sum of. $77,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff on account of injuries by him received December 22, 1887, by reason.of defendant’s negligence and carelessness in transporting plaintiff as a passenger over said railroad, in Washoe…