Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Francis

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Alleging that he sustained personal injuries through the negligence of the defendant and appellant, Cincinnati, New Orleans & Tesas Pacific Railway Company, while as a passenger he attempted to alight from one of its trains at Junction City, plaintiff and appellee, Henry Francis, brought this suit against defendant to recover $2,500.00 damages on account thereof, and upon trial there was a verdict in his favor for $700.00, upon which judgment was rendered, and defendant’s motion for a new trial having been overruled, it prosecutes this appeal.

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