Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT.COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This was an action brought by William R. Schofield against, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company, in a State court of Minnesota, and removed by the defendant into the Circuit Court of .the United States for the District of Minnesota.
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT.COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This was an action brought by William R. Schofield against, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company, in a State court of Minnesota, and removed by the defendant into the Circuit Court of .the United States for the District of Minnesota. It was tried before a jury,, and, after the plaintiff bad rested his case, the jury, under the instruction of the court, rendered a verdict for the defendant. The suit was one to recover damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff; caused by his being struck by a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatoheord
The ground upon which the Circuit Court directed a verdict for the defendant, 2 McCrary, 268, was, that the plaintiff, by his own showing, was guilty of contributory negligence, whatever negligence there may have been on the part of the defendant. Applying the test, that, if it would be the duty of the court, on the plaintiff’s evidence, to set aside, as contrary to the evidence, a verdict for the defendant, if given, the court had authority to direct a verdict for the defendant, it considered the case under the rules laid down in Continental Improvement Co. v. Stead, 95 U. S. 160, and…
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- Brown v. County of Buena VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Herbert v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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