Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. Melrose
Indiana Supreme Court
From Laporte Circuit Court; John O. Richter, Judge. Action by Robert Melrose against tbe Grand Trunk Western Railway Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $21,170, defendant appeals. 'Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
—This action was brought by the appellee, a locomotive engineer, to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while in the employ of the appellant. The accident, in which appellee was injured, occurred on April 25, 1902. At the time he was in charge of the engine which was drawing a passenger-train from Chicago to Battle Creek, Michigan, over appellant’s railroad, which runs through the village of Haskell, Indiana. The train was due at Haskell at 10:20 p. m., but was a few minutes behind time. A violent wind and rain storm was *661prevailing at Haskell at that time. The train passed…
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