Fergason v. Chicago, M. & ST. P. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa
This was an action by George W. Fergason against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, John Smith, and D. W. Pollard for personal injuries. Plaintiff moved to remand the case to the state court, where it originated.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIRAS, District Judge.
The questions arising upon the motion to remand this case to the state court, where it originated, grow out of the following facts: The plaintiff. George W. Fergason, on the 21st day of December, 1892, was in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, engaged in the business of switching in the yards of the company at Sioux City, Iowa. On the day named he was run over by a switch engine in the yard of the company, resulting in the loss of his leg. To recover damages for this injury he brought suit in the district court of Wood-bury county, Iowa,…
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