Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Andrews
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
-In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by Andrews against the railway company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in a street crossing accident wherein he was struck *66by one of the company’s passenger trains. The petition charged the company with negligence in propelling its train over the crossing at a high rate of speed without ringing the bell or giving other timely warning. The answer denied the statements of the petition, and alleged that the injury was due to plaintiff’s negligence in not exercising proper care and caution for his own protection. Plaintiff…
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