Rio Grande Southern Railroad v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of La Plata, County. Eon. Jas. L. Bussell, Judge. Action by Samuel M. Campbell against Tbe Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
Appellee was employed by'the appellant in the capacity of brakeman on a freight train. In coupling cars he was injured and brought suit against the railroad company to recover damages, basing his right thereto upon the ground that his injury was caused through the negligence of the appellant. The negligence charged was:(1) That the’ defendant was eng’aged in interstate commerce, and did not comply with the act of congress which required its trains and locomotives to be equipped with certain safety appliances, in that its locomotive was not equipped with a power driving-wheel brake, and the…
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- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Erben v. . LorillardNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Johnson v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Rosney v. Erie R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
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