Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. James
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court in the Indian Territory for the Third Judicial Division. Action by Phillip R. James against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.
This was an action brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff below through the alleged negligence of the railway company, and for exposure by reason of being compelled to leave the section boarding-house of the company after being injured. On the trial a verdict was rendered against the company for the sum of $2,750.
*149The tacts as they appear in the bill of exceptions are these: The plaintiff below, Phillip R. James, ivas a seetionman employed by the railway company, working on its road near Berwyn station, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Terr. lie was injured…
2Cited by1 opinion
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