Wabash, St. L. & P.R. Co. v. Central Trust Co.
Decision Date | 09 May 1885 |
Parties | WABASH, ST. L. & P.R. CO. v. CENTRAL TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK. |
Court | United States Circuit Court, District of Indiana |
Jacob B. Julian, for petitioner.
Chas B. Stuart, for receivers.
The master has found against the petitioner on the ground of contributory negligence, and the question presented is whether or not the finding is supported by the evidence. The entire evidence upon the point, and the master's view of it, are set forth in the report as follows:
Elijah Ingram testified as follows: Cross-examined. '
Martin Higgins, for defense, testified as follows: Cross-examined. ' Re-examined. '
(By request of parties the master accompanied counsel to the place where the animal was injured, and discovered that, from where the boy stood with his team, he could see up the track in the...
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