Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Putnam
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. This was an action against a railroad corporation for personal injuries received on September 16, 1881, by a passenger (then forty nine years of age), from the car in which he was seated being thrown off the track, in consequence of a worn-out rail and rotten cross-ties, whereby his collar-bone, shoulder-blade, and several ribs were broken, and his sight, hearing, ease of breathing, and…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. This was an action against a railroad corporation for personal injuries received on September 16, 1881, by a passenger (then forty nine years of age), from the car in which he was seated being thrown off the track, in consequence of a worn-out rail and rotten cross-ties, whereby his collar-bone, shoulder-blade, and several ribs were broken, and his sight, hearing, ease of breathing, and capacity to do business impaired. At, the trial it appeared that the accident happened between the stations of Edwards and…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.. Justice Gray
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action against a railroad corporation for personal injuries received on September 16, 1881, by a passenger, then forty nine years of age. The verdict was for the plaintiff in the sum of $16,000, and the defendant tendered a bill of exceptions and sued out this writ of error.
Some of the exceptions relate to rulings and instructions on the question of the defendant’s liability, and others to the measure of damages. Those relating to the defendant’s liability present no serious difficulty.
There being evidence tending to show that…
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