Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. Irving
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Washington; Frank H. Rudkin, Judge. Action by Sarah J. Irving against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. On writ of error to review judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
Sarah J. Irving, defendant in error here (we will call her plaintiff), brought action for damages for injuries against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, plaintiff in error here (called defendant). She was a passenger upon a regular train operated by the appellant company between Chicago and Seattle, and as the train was leaving Chicago, and while running between Western avenue and Pacific junction in that city, the engine *563and part of the train were derailed. The railroad company pleaded, in substance, that it was not responsible for the derailment of its…
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