Indiana Central Railway Co. v. Mundy

This was an action by Mundy against the company to recover damages for an injury received by him while riding upon a train of cars of the defendant, through the alleged carelessness of the agents of the company. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The facts are briefly these-: The plaintiff' shipped on board the defendant’s cars, at Indianapolis, a steam fire engine, to be transported to Richmond, on which he paid the freight. He also, being desirous of accompanying the engine, with his assistant, prdoured from the company, without further con*49sideration than the freight on the engine, a…