Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Penix
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Pottawatomie County; Leander G. Pitman, Judge. Action by John Penix against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MATHEWS, C.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the plaintiff while employed as a laborer in defendant’s shops at Shawnee. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000, the motion for a new trial was overruled, and this appeal followed.
At the close of the testimony the defendant asked for a peremptory instruction, the same was refused, and is the first assignment of error presented here. The defendant based its demand for a peremptory instruction upon the fact that the…
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