Jennings v. Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Washington Railway Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon a verdict directed by the court in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries,, brought by A. Guión Jennings against the Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Washington Railway Company.
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Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon a verdict directed by the court in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries,, brought by A. Guión Jennings against the Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Washington Railway Company. Plaintiff was the only witness introduced in support of his action, and rested his ease upon the following testimony: The defendant is, and at all the times in the declaration mentioned was, a…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shepard
Court:
1. The first question raised by the errors assigned on the action of the court involves the legal relations of the plaintiff and the employees of the defendant, whose alleged negligence in opening the switch in front of plaintiff’s engine is claimed to have been the proximate cause of the injury complained of. Were they fellow servants ?
The defendant owned, controlled, and operated' the tracks, switches, and appliances necessary for entrance to and egress from what is known as the Pennsylvania station in the city of Washington. By some arrangement between the defendant and the Southern…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mosheuvel v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Zeigler v. Danbury & Norwalk RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. State ex rel. BitzerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
- In re MerrillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1881
- Kastl v. Wabash RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. PostomCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Birchall v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Mary Ellen Kelley v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. PostomCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949