Brighton v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

On October 19, 1874, the plaintiff, at the time an employé of the defendant, was injured by reason of a collision of trains upon its railroad. The plaintiff subsequently made a claim against the defendant,.through *422Charles R. Miller, Esq., his attorney, for damages, and on March 24, 1875, a settlement was made between them. Counsel for the appellant state in their brief that the whole controversy grows out of a disagreement as to what-the tertns of the settlement were. It seems to be conceded that the defendant paid to.the plaintiff the sum of $540, and that the plaintiff executed a release…