Bennett v. Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District .of Kentucky. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Harlan-
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action by John Bennett against the Louisville and Nashville Ra-ilroad Company, commenced by a petition framed in accordance with the Kentucky Code of Practice in-civil cases. Its object is to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have - resulted from negligence or want - of proper care on the- part of the agents, servants, and employés of the defendant, .a corporation engaged in the business of transporting freight and passengers for hire. The petition was twice amended, and a demurrer thereto having been sustained,…
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