Anderson v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Nuckolls county. Tried below before Morris, J. The court erred in giving the first instruction (Lincoln v. Walker, 18 Neb., 244; Hough v. R. Co., 100 U. S., 213), and in giving the third instruction. As to the fourth instruction: Johnson v. R. Co., 18 Neb., 699; 3 Sutherland, Damages, 182; Chicago v. Scholten, 75 111., 468; McIntyre v. R. Co., 37 N. Y., 287 ; R. Co. v. Kirk, 90 Pa.
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Error to the district court for Nuckolls county. Tried below before Morris, J. The court erred in giving the first instruction (Lincoln v. Walker, 18 Neb., 244; Hough v. R. Co., 100 U. S., 213), and in giving the third instruction. As to the fourth instruction: Johnson v. R. Co., 18 Neb., 699; 3 Sutherland, Damages, 182; Chicago v. Scholten, 75 111., 468; McIntyre v. R. Co., 37 N. Y., 287 ; R. Co. v. Kirk, 90 Pa. St., 15; R. Co. v. Barron, 5 Wall. [U. S.], 90; Grotenkemper v. Harris, 25 O. St., 510; Penn. R. Co. v. McCloskey, 110 Pa. St., 436. The damages are inadequate.- The petition states…
1Opinion of the CourtNorval, J.
This action was brought by David F. Anderson, as administrator of John Mossholder, deceased, against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company for damages for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for the sum of $1, to reverse which plaintiff brings the cause here on error.
It appears that the intestate was, on November 7, 1887, in the employment of the defendant as brakeman on a freight train on the line of road from Wymore to Superior. At Wymore the train was made up, and contained, -among others, a flat car loaded with long…
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