Ranney v. St. Johnsbury & L. C. Rd.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for the negligence of the defendant. Trial by. jury at the December term, 1892, Caledonia county, Ross, C. J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts.
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Case for the negligence of the defendant. Trial by. jury at the December term, 1892, Caledonia county, Ross, C. J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The plaintiff brought suit as the administrator of one Ruth Richards for the alleged negligence of the defendant in the operation of its railroad resulting in the death of his intestate.’ It appeared that the defendant’s railroad running east and west connected at St. Johnsbury with the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers railroad, running north and south, and that by an arrangement between the two companies…
1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.
It appears from the exceptions that the defendant presented certain requests to charge, and that these requests were not complied with further than will appear from a transcript of the charge, which is referred to. No *599•copy of the charge having been furnished us, the questions raised upon it cannot be considered.
The physician who attended the deceased was produced as a witness by the plaintiff, and testified on inquiry that he had ■received no compensation for his services from the railroad ■company or anyone else. It is not shown that anything further appeared concerning his employment or…
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