Delaware, L. & W. R. v. Ashley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for. the District of New Jersey. This was an action by Thomas Ashley against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the circiut court. Defendant brings error. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This case arises upon a writ of error sued out by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western .Railroad Company to reverse a judgment recovered against it by Thomas Ashley in the circuit court of the United States for the district of New Jersey for pérsonal injuries. The facts of the case are these: Ashley, the plaintiff, resided in the state of Indiana, and was in the employ of one Jordan, of Indianapolis, who was a large shipper of car loads of poultry from that region to New York. For two years Ashley had accompanied such cars of poultry free of extra charge, and had fed…
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