Baker v. Shafter

Victor Shatter sued the International & Great Northern Railway Company and James A. Baker, its receiver, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendants. The defendants answered by general denial and plea of contributory negligence. Plaintiff dismissed as to the railway company, and a judgment was rendered against the receiver for $3,000, upon a special verdict, which each of the parties contended entitled him to a judgment.

The court, after defining negligence, submitted the following questions, in addition to the one relating to…