Mason & O. R. v. Yockey
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan.
1Opinion of the Court
DAY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant in error, a fireman in the employ of the railway company, having, on the 28th of February, 1893, sustained serious injuries while in the service, brought this action to recover against the company for alleged negligence. The case is brought into this court upon the single proposition as to the correctness of the action of the circuit court in submitting the case to the jury, and failing to give a peremptory instruction at the close of the testimony to find a verdict in favor of the railroad company. The case cannot be reviewed here upon the weight of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Mt. Adams & E. P. Inclined Ry. Co. v. LoweryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
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