Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Taylor

This was an action to recover damages from appellant for negligently causing the death of Samuel Taylor while he was in its employment as a night switchman.

We refrain from comment upon the evidence, further than to say that the circumstances surrounding the accident were such as required the law to be stated with accuracy to the jury.

The first instruction given at the request of the plaintiff, purports to state to the jury, what, as a matter of law, was the duty of the railway company in „the matter of furnishing its servants engaged in switching cars with switch stands safely located or…