Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. James
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa. At Law. Action by Granville J. James against the Union Pacific Railway Company for personal injuries. Verdict and judgment were given for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, District Judge.
The defendant in error, while in the employ of the Union Pacific Railway Company as a brakeman, sustained an injury to his left foot and leg which necessitated amputation, in consequence of which injury he brought an action against the railway company in the circuit court for the southern district of Iowa, and recovered a verdict in the sum of $7,500. The material allegations contained in his petition or complaint were as follows: That in the discharge of his duty as a hrakeman on one of the defend*1002ant’s freight trains he was required to assist in switching some freight…
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