Parks v. Southern Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by plaintiff in error to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of the intestate, S. Arthur Parks. The intestate was a flagman in the employment of Oliver & Co., who were engaged in changing and reducing the grade of the Western North Carolina Railroad then owned and operated by the defendant, the Southern Railway Company. The intestate had worked from Monday afternoon until Thursday afternoon constantly, without sleep, and was very much in need of rest. On November 22, 1901, about 12 o’clock, he was sent to flag train known as No. 11.…
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