Quaife v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloh: “This action was brought to recover damages on account of injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs by reason of the negligence of the defendant in not keeping a sufficient platform at Glendale, in this state, a station on its road at which passengers were accustomed to get on and off its trains.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloh: “This action was brought to recover damages on account of injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs by reason of the negligence of the defendant in not keeping a sufficient platform at Glendale, in this state, a station on its road at which passengers were accustomed to get on and off its trains. “ The facts shown upon the trial were, that the defendant had constructed a platform at Glendale, about one hundred and five feet long and about six feet wide, the north end of which was…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, J".
The instructions given by the court and recited above were not excepted to by the learned counsel for the defendant; and they undoubtedly presented the questions involved in them fairly to the consideration of the jury.
The learned counsel for the appellant insist that the instructions asked should have been given; that the true rule as to the sufficiency of the evidence on the part of the plaintiff, in an action charging the defendant with negligence, was correctly stated in these requests — that is, that before the jury can find in favor of the plaintiff, they must find that the…
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