Olson v. Burlington, C. R. & N. Railroad
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Codington county. Hon. J. O. Andrews, Judge. Action by E.' C. Olson against the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFuller, P. J.
This is an appeal from an order overruling a motion for a new trial in an action where respondent, a brakeman, recovered $250 damages on account of an injury to his finger caused, it is claimed, by the negligence of appellant in using a defective coupler, or appliance forming a part thereof, attached to one of its engines. Without the aid of an appear anee on the part of respondent in this court, the case must be determined upon the-abstract and brief of appellant, with such farther investigation as we may be able to pursue.
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