Rogers v. Pere Marquette Railroad

Plaintiff, an engineer in defendant’s employ, was badly injured on the morning of July 20, 1907, in a collision of two trains at Salem, Mich. A special passenger train was to leave Ionia on the morning of July 20, 1907. It was known as an excursion train; its destination being the city of Detroit. At 2:26 o’clock in the morning of July 20th an order, known as ‘s Order No. 31,” was issued by the chief train dispatcher in the city of Detroit, and sent to the operator at Plymouth, who transcribed it and delivered it to the plaintiff. Plaintiff, in proceeding westward with his train, was to be…