Snyder v. Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Teller County. Hon. William P. Seeds, Judge. Action by William W. Snyder against the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway Company.. Prom a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
This.is an action by plaintiff against defendant to recover for injuries received by plaintiff while traveling on defendant’s ears as a regular passenger, going from the city of Cripple Creek to a station known as Midway.
At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the court, upon motion of defendant, instructed the jury to.return a verdict in favor of. the defendant, which was done.
• The ease comes here upon error, and the error assigned is this instruction and verdict.
There is no dispute as to the facts, which appear to be that, on the night of December 20, 1900, plain- • tiff was a passenger on…
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