Harrison v. . R. R.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff, a passenger on one of the defendant's trains, caused by the acts and conduct of the conductor.

Plaintiff purchased a ticket from the defendant in Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 September, 1920, for transportation to his home in Roper, North Carolina, on the train known as "Norfolk-Belhaven train." This was the only train running from Norfolk direct to Roper. This train did not carry a Pullman or sleeping car, nor did any other train leaving Norfolk for Roper. Plaintiff left St. Vincent's Hospital on 4 September, where he had undergone a…