Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Koehler

Alban Koehler, a young man eighteen years old, received an injury to his foot while he was attempting to get on a moving freight train of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co., and brought this suit. "by his next friend to recover damages for such injury. The declaration averred the purchase of a ticket by the plaintiff and his intention to become a passenger, and charged that defendant failed and refused to stop its freight train at the depot, but kept it in motion; and that an agent, who was alleged to have been then . and there the ticket agent of defendant, directed and ordered…