Cranston v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.

JONES, Circuit Judge.

The appellant obtained a jury’s verdict in the court below for damages for personal injuries suffered by him through the alleged negligence of the defendant company in the operation of its railroad. On a question of law reserved, the court entered judgment for the defendant n. o. v. on .the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. From that judgment the plaintiff has appealed.

Upon review of the entry of judgment for the defendant n. o. v., we, perforce, take the pertinent facts and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom,…