Easter v. Virginian Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by W. H. Easter against the Virginian Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Plaintiff was employed as brakeman on defendant’s freight train running from Page to Princeton, both in the State of West Virginia. The train pulled into the railroad yards at the latter place about 3:15 A. M., on the 23rd of January, 1912. Defendant is an interstate carrier, and the train was made up of carloads of coal consigned to points in the state of Virginia. Defendant maintained extensive yards at Princeton, consisting of about fourteen side tracks about one mile long, besides the main line. According to the custom of the railroad company the cars billed to points…
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