Miller v. Chicago, B. & Q. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado
This was an action by I. E. Miller against tbe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendant pleaded, among other things, an agreement by plaintiff to release in consideration of certain payments made on a contract of insurance. Plaintiff demurred to the answer.
1Opinion of the Court
HALLETT, District Judge.
Action by a fireman to recover for an injury to Us person received while in the service of the company. In the first and second defenses the defendant makes some specific and general denials of matters alleged in the complaint. The third answer is, in substance, that the defendant and its employés organized an association for the relief of employés of the company injured while in the service of the company, known as the Burlington Voluntary Relief Department. The nature and purposeof the organization are not very fully stated in the answer, but counsel has furnished *306a…
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