Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. Holloway
Supreme Court of the United States
■ ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mk. Justice Peckham
delivered the opinion of the court.
Holloway, the plaintiff below, brought this action in a state court of Arkansas, against the railroad company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged by him to have been sustained through the negligence of the company while he was in its employ and acting as fireman on one of its engines. The action was removed into the United States Circuit Court in Arkansas, on account of the company being incorporated under an act of Congress.
Upon the trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and upon writ of error from the Circuit…
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