In Re Washington & Georgetown Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ORIGINAL. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
On the 16th of January, 1881, Lewis H. McDade brought an action at law in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon him in consequence of the negligence of the employes of the company, and of the unfit character and condition of the machinery used in the shops of the company where McDade was employed at the time he sustained the injuries. The cause was put at issue, and a trial ivas had before a jury, which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, on the…
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