New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Hamlin
Indiana Supreme Court
From Porter Superior Court; Harry B. Tuthill, Judge. Action by Fred O. Hamlin against the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $4,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
Appellant appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of appellee for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the former’s negligence. The accident happened at Stoney Island, a large distributing switchyard of appellant, near the city of Chicago, in the early morning of July 1,1903. The plaintiff, a practical switchman of sixteen years experience, was employed by appellant, and was acting as head switchman.of a crew engaged at Stoney Island in breaking up trains as they arrived in the yard, and switching the cars to the various roads and tracks to which they severally belonged. The…
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