Wise v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the South-. ern District of Iowa; Martin J. Wade, Judge. Action by Frank M. Wise against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Verdict was directed for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MUNGER, District Judge.
In an action for libel a verdict was directed for defendant at the close of the evidence and plaintiff brings error. The parties will be designated as plaintiff and defendant, as they appeared in the district court. The plaintiff was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, belonging to a local lodge in Iowa, and was the holder of a certificate issued by the society promising to pay. him $3,000 if he lost, by accident, a hand at or above the wrist. The plaintiff was a fireman on a railway engine, and lost his hand because it was run over by the…
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