Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Sullivan

— The appellee brought this action to recover damages against the appellant (a railroad corporation engaged in the business of a common carrier) for “unlawfully, wrongfully and unnecessarily amputating appellee’s right arm.”

The principal errors assigned in this court are:

First. Overruling demurrer to complaint.

Second. Sustaining demurrer to second paragraph of answer.

Third. Overruling a motion for judgment in favor of appellant upon the special verdict of the jury.

The complaint, inter alia, alleges : “That on November 21st, 1891, the appellee was a servant of appellant, engaged as a brakeman;…