Illinois Cent. R. v. Warren
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. This is a suit brought originally by James Warren against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received under the following circumstances, as detailed by himself on the witness stand: “Q. Is this James Warren': “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Now, you speak to the jury over here, these gentlemen sitting in that box.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. This is a suit brought originally by James Warren against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received under the following circumstances, as detailed by himself on the witness stand: “Q. Is this James Warren': “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Now, you speak to the jury over here, these gentlemen sitting in that box. Where do yon live, Mr. Warren? “A. I live in Pontoc county, close to Thaxton, a mile the other side of Thaxton ; what they call ‘Butter Milk Springs.’ “Q. Are…
1DissentShelby, Circuit Judge
I respectfully dissent from the opinion just read.
The record shows that on February 3, 1904j James Warren was a passenger on one oJ the passenger trains of the plaintiff in error. As the train was approaching the station at Oxford, the porter announced the fact by calling, “Oxford! Oxford!” Warren arose from his seat, went to the front door of the coach, opened it, and while standing with one foot on the platform just outside the door, and one foot in the car or on the door sill, holding the door facing with his right hand, *665one of the plaintiff in error's servants, the porter of the train,…
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