Donegan v. Baltimore & N. Y. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
NOYES, Circuit Judge.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while employed by the defendant upon its railroad. The complaint is based both upon the alleged violation by the defendant of the federal safety appliance act (Act March 2, 1893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]), and upon the alleged negligence of the defendant. Upon the trial the plaintiff put in his case. The defendant thereupon moved to dismiss the complaint, and the court granted the motion.
Upon this writ of error the ultimate question is whether, viewing the…
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