Eccles v. Union Pacific Railway Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the district court of the first district and from an order refusing a new trial. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Andeeson, J.:
The plaintiffs and their infant son, Stewart Eccles, were passengers on a train on the defendant’s road, and were injured by an accident to the train on the 30th day of January, 1890, alleged to have been caused by ■ the negligence of the defendant, and this action is to recover damages for the injuries sustained. The defendant pleaded a settlement and release, and this was the defense *336relied on at the trial in the court below. Plaintiffs obtained a verdict and judgment, and the defendant brings this appeal.
The ground relied on for reversal is that the verdict of the jury is not…
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