Leonard v. Southern Pacific Co.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the negligence of the defendant on the occasion of the wrecking of the defendant’s railroad train at Lake Labish. The trial resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant prosecutes this appeal.

There are several assignments of error, all of which relate to the admission of evidence, but which, for convenience, have been grouped under two heads, or objections, and thus presented to this court. Before proceeding to their consideration, and as essential to a…