Northern Pac. R. v. Poirier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington. This was an action by Narcisse Poirier against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries. Judgment was rendered in the circuit court for the plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWLEY, District Judge.
On October 7,1892, Narcisse Poirier, plaintiff (defendant in error), while in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, defendant (plaintiff in error), and acting in the capacity of middle brakeman upon a regular freight train, designated as the “first train,” when it stopped at Clyde Spur, and while he was standing upon the rear end of one of the flat cars, *882about midway of the train, and engaged in the performance of his duty in attempting to uncouple the cars, received certain injuries in a collision which then occurred by a second train running into and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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