Heenrich v. Pullman Palace Car Co.

This action is brought by the plaintiff, a citizen of Minnesota, against the defendant, a corporation formed under the laws of Illinois, to recover $25,000 damages for an injury to her person, received while traveling as a passenger on a Pullman palace car attached to a train on the Northern Pacific Railway, running from St. Paul to Portland, and caused, as alleged, by the negligent handling of a pistol by the porter in charge of said car while “in the discharge of his duty as such porter,” and “while attending to the defendant’s business,” whereby the same fell on the car floor and was…