Continental Improvement Co. v. Stead
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
delivered the opinion of the court. •
This is, a case of collision near the village of Lima, in La Grange County, Indiana, between a train of passenger cars of the plaintiff in error and the wagon of the defendant in error. The latter brought the action below to recover the damages done to himself and his wagon, and recovered a verdict. The present writ of error is brought to review the instructions given by the court to the jury,on the trial. The case, as appears by the bill of exceptions, was substantially as follows: The collision occurred in a cut about five feet in depth, in which the…
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