Reed v. New Orleans Great Northern R.

In an action at law appellant sought to recover damages from the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company for personal injuries'. On issue made up, and trial before a jury, a verdict was returned in favor of the appellee, and appeal is prosecuted here by Reed.

Reed was a conductor employed by the Great Southern Lumber Company, and operated one of its log trains running between Bogalusa, Louisiana, and Georgetown, Mississippi. The lumber company had a logging railroad running out from the railroad at Georgetown into the woods. Reed received his pay from, and was in all respects the servant…