Howard v. Denver & R. G. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado
Action against a railroad company to recover damages for the death of an employe caused by negligence. Plaintiffs obtained a verdict, and defendant moves for a new trial. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBrewer, J.
This is a motion for a new trial which, by the direction of the trial judge, has been referred to me for decision. As I was not present at the trial, I feel at liberty to consider only the principal question upon which the ruling of the trial judge was made. *838The facts which present that question are these: The plaintiffs are the parents of one John H. Howard, who, on May 19, 1883, was killed in a collision on defendant’s road. Young Howard was employed as a fireman, working on the regular passenger train running west bn that day from Pueblo to Leadville. That train was running on schedule…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. BayfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Fuller v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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