Germann v. Great Northern Railway Co.

The plaintiff was a passenger on a railway train of the defendant, *311and became involved in a difficulty with the defendant’s employee on the train, a colored cook, who, as the plaintiff claims, assaulted and beat bim. This action was brought for the recovery of damages from the defendant on account of injuries sustained by the plaintiff by the assault. The result of the first trial was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,000. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, upon condition that plaintiff consent to a reduction of bis verdict to $1,000. He complied with the condition,…