Gooch v. Oregon Short Line Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Certiorari to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a judgment of nonsuit in an action in the District Court for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
' This is an action for personal injuries caused by a collision on the defendant’s road. The plaintiff, the petitioner, shipped some cattle from Bancroft in Idaho to Omaha in Nebraska and got a drover’s pass to go with them as caretaker, free from charge other than that made for carrying the cattle. In consideration of the pass the plaintiff agreed that the carrier should riot be liable.for áriy injury to him upon the trip unless he or his personal representative should within thirty days after the injury give notice in writing of his claim to the general manager .of the. carrier on which…
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