Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Ship
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Action by John T. Ship against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, District Judge.
On September 13, 1907, at about half-past 8 o’clock in the evening, Ship was in the employ of the railway company as a locomotive engineer, in charge of engine No. 1838, which was hauling an extra freight train of loaded and empty cars in the yards of the company at Argenta, Ark. While thus employed he saw ahead of him, about 200 or 250 feet, a dark streak, which he then supposed was caused by cars standing upon a side track. When he had approached within 60 feet of what had.appeared to him as a dark streak, he discovered that one of a string of freight cars which were…
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