Denver & Salt Lake Railway Co. v. Granier

Dependant in error Granier sued plaintiff in error railway company to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned through the latter’s alleged negligence, and obtained a verdict and judgment in the sum of $15,000, which judgment we are asked to reverse. Reference will be made to the parties as plaintiff and defendant, as they appeared in the court below.

Of the several acts of negligence alleged in the complaint only one need here be considered. The sole issue of negligence submitted to the jury by the court’s instructions was that, “The defendant operated its aforesaid engine negligently…