Colorado & Southern Railway Co. v. McGeorge

Appellee here, plaintiff below, Percy McGeorge, sued The Colorado and Southern Kailway Company, defendant below, appellant here, to recover damages for personal injuries said to have been sustained by him while a passenger for hire on one of the defendant’s trains. The accident was occasioned by a slide of dirt from the mountain side to and upon the track of the company, into which the train was precipitated on rounding a curve. The sudden shock to the train threw the plaintiff, who was then standing, across one of the car seats, and injury resulted to him, for which damage is here sought.…