Northern Pac. R. Co. v. Charless
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington. At Law. Action by Hugh Charless against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company for damages for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $18,250.
1Opinion of the Court
Morrow, District Judge.
This action was brought by Hugh Charless, defendant in erior, the plaintiff below, to recover the sum of $25,000 for damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been received by him while in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, defendant in error, as a section hand engaged at work on the line of the road at a *563point near Cheney, then in the territorj-, now in the state, of Washington. The case was tried before a jury, and the plaintiff had a verdict and judgment for $18,250 and costs. A motion for a new trial was made and denied, and thereupon the…
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