Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. Harmon's Administrator
Supreme Court of the United States
•ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT. OP COLUMBIA. This was an action brought by John H. Harmon to recover damages for a personal injury to him through the negligence of the railroad company.
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•ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT. OP COLUMBIA. This was an action brought by John H. Harmon to recover damages for a personal injury to him through the negligence of the railroad company. The Supreme Court of the District in special term rendered judgment on the verdict of the jury, on December 1, 1887, for $6500, and this judgment -was affirmed ;by the court in general term on June 12, 1889, and judgment rendered against the railroad company and its surety on appeal for the amount of the judgment of the court in special term, with interest thereon from December 1, 1887, when it…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice
Fuller, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
It is contended that it was error to leave the question of contributory negligence- to the jury. We do not think so. This was not a case where the facts-were undisputed, and wliere but one reasonable inference could be drawn from them. The court was not obliged, in the exercise of a sound judicial discretion, to set aside the verdict because the evidence of contributory negligence was of such conclusive character that it could not be sustained. Railroad Co. v. Converse, 139 U. S. 469.
It was the duty of the…
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