Boston & M. R. Co. v. Gokey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. Writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont to review a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff for $3,350.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE. Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a brakeman in the employ of the defendant, was, while in the discharge of his duties, struck by the target of a switch and thrown to the ground from a moving freight car. He received injuries which resulted in the amputation of one of his feet three inches above the ankle. The switch which caused the accident was located in the freight yard at Lyndonville, Vt., having been placed in position but a few weeks prior to the accident. The dangerous proximity of the target to the track was unknown to the plaintiff as he testified that he had never operated it in…
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