Waterman Lumber Co. v. Shaw

This appeal is from a judg-' ment in favor of the appellee against the appellant for the sum of $5,000 awarded as damages for personal injuries. The appellant is a private corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. In connection with its sawmill it owns and operates a railroad extending 10 or 12 miles into the forest, for the purpose of transporting logs and supplying its mill with timber. This railroad is of the standard gauge and has several branches, or spurs, leading off from the main line in different directions. The rolling stock used in the operation of this railroad…