Railroad Co. v. Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of the district of Columbia. • This was an action by Jones against the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, to recover damages for an injury re-, ceived on the road of. the company. Judgment was rendered in his favor, and the company brought the case here. • The facts are fully stated in. the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
delivered the opinion of the, court..
The defendant in error was-the plaintiff in the court below. Upon the trial there, he gave . evidence to the following effect;
■ For several 'months prior to the 12th of November, 1872, he was in the service of the company as a day-laborer. He was oné of. a party of men employed in constructing and -keeping in repair the roadway of the defendant. It was usual for the defendant to convey them to and from their place of work. Sometimes a car was used for this purpose; at others, only a locomotive and tender were provided. It was common, whether a' car was…
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