, 1880-12-08


ten!'nt.l md undo II khthl KrAve1 rt,h! nf which
fat tUrc wins uvttlr.lcr I'll tho ease. If wAa held
+ 5t1 H. az r ,,s'ys ,,n, talt icEyx u 70 tho ry y ,
gravel, an1 tf tlioy ftnIuI suufl gravel wns nut
gtN"l material out Of which to CONSTRUCT K,,od
u E1nnrnf rule tliey At,i md ,ltfen.thnt guilty,
was calculated to 1',lslcad the jury, calling tlolr
attention from Tho true iss,sc."
RAILWAY LIABILITY.
Mt. Justice Harlan, Of tho t1nltnl Etntcs Hu
pfemo Court, III tho cHan OF tho Pennsylvania
Company, plnlntltf III err,r. va Joseph f.. huy,
delivered an opinion containing many points ot
interest to rallruull men nn tho travelling pllhttc
juno t. 1870, fiuy purchased at tho o1lice Ut tho
1cnnsylvana tunlpany IN Chca1o a lrat-cluts
ticket from CAEcoRu 10 Philadelphia uvcr tAt
Colnpany's limo md alcepnls-car ticket
iHstlc'l by tho 1'uumn 1'alace.Car
Company for tho route between tho sa,no
cltlns l1a took TIC trasn the san,e day.
tsnnduE ~ biz tieisot. Noxt nnrfiSg Mp1i, lilo
Invitation Of FREUD travr'It,K npnn tho sann
@ no IN Snf rnr n" mi ws II whs @
hin, the upper berth If ttu Heetlrn in whlrs,
they WIRE sitting toll. Thurcuppl, tho tr'ster"r
nrtii, s'.y!iIx il wo,!itl not tat as.in. short-
ty tl,arrAf.or tho lWrth fell a, ,srcuna tE,nu,
tSas ag an @ 'hS n s III nfx ns Sf II III
slss t5Samsat ol Ssio1 j was cH TFsi Joy 4 ~
Ta!sSS.x Fert %"S;!;, 4 cnl'as%' ls'"Siyi i"r.as S
S' ssny. III, !! M wr4 ~ sssir'iiy ] .Ss aFss S
~ tho tufendants except tho Pennsylvania
Gs't,.tatiy, aud thou re.nnsrl far trial Int" tl'o
Nnrl,crn District Of 1t,luIs. wtGr1, 4 Judgment
for ti9,uM i, favnr Of Roy wits rendered
Court IcIow IL ciarsiix tho jnry that tta ,u. d.
fenan! hnylne Uttered T. their rrasenso 10
prove that tho onr III whlch tho t'la!ntiH was in.
III Htr nI ffstt nal ttf
seseers!Io he s ias's';s4sd .' ,'sa'. !. "". ~
s''. 6 ~ ay + 'y pass s''s Il 'as ss
weTr y 10 ,e o ,at TIE ln,tmG d i9 t9
or Ills OWN. and by rt.tsou either nf thu defect
iya eons'retlu1, t of f. tho car q ly sonte nes!i.
cur. ton the .!efentlGnt Is ItnbI,,. Tho nn,ler-
takig Of tho Railroad Company swas u cnrry
s Ssst e Il s "x9s u eaas ss f. e @ fsnf Il
trst.class cnr with lhe privilege, nuvnriilolss4,
expressly given III It's published notlcrs, or
carriers tn.ln, Tor additional sim pnid to tito
con1pany owning auch:cAr.
not SoEs nt MI n oetr c M
owned BY tho Pullman l'nI,lce. Cur Cxfnpuny, or
Tint sMel, Co.npu,'y provided nt lis owl, oxre'sso
was committed tho I'atnadIate contro Of itt IN:
t.dt tcrior arrnnKcmenta Ihe duty Of the naroad
@npf @ wns m safs tha g i t sy's M
sIstontly, WIN lllo Inv and to:ob!!Ea.lons urls
ing Out Of the nataro OF !ts business. ,,sc
s,,illcency for a,' sMfo 'ls cos1vay@liyo " wis m
dlsroyorilc upon tho nost carci,.l AM, thoro,tga
niniaton or to ca,so it to be i'.,ie, Il Il elected
tn reserve pr GxerciaB no such control or right
Of inspection. from tlMo to time, or thu RleeIl-
ns it shouI exercIse over itG own ours, il WI
ellargcnbla with ncglIgcncc or failure nr duty.
tl1jEtOr mid NRrtUF 19NQnn1 hv TIM taitnnN
Palaee-Car Company g THO control Of iho IL.
a, Of thH sesg ws
e = w. :! sss IL
cars thas wcre aieuGatc for sate conseymes, m sS @
n,,s1 ,hS np e ns Gopan ,a H. couss%r %
the performance Of thclr duty was tho ncgti.
3eGS 1astia IL ia isram Siso cii Hat itws on ,,-
material circumstance that 10y, when injured,
Which I e ba! bee e rIsailv nss|nn III IL
c lis fro vas g va not y un inS ndos IL
thG GS ss sbo 1SiG sa Sse% eS H. t naSt @ as
asaast tue oGjcction Of doisant to ouMS; n,akS
gee! aeor bex liz sorscs ~ suS
woro worry ,lIinjtel. This ovsdareo . Justice
Harlan held to ho obviously frrulvyunt- Tilo
wins cnltic. 10 co1ipcns.ticn, lid nothing Iose.
for such ltatnItgt,a nj he l,ll sNstojut III cnsc.
qucncD Ut injuries rnceIvCa. hut tho tti,I1ltKcs
were not In law, dependent, III tho slightest d.
grec upon htS condition M to wealth tr t,Dvcrty
Il was mHnifust, however, Tint tho LEARNED
Judge who presided ut tho trIuI .a,,bse0Ucntly
rccognlzch tho error committed II, tho iajlis-
| ston IT thnt Testimony, as aftor charging the
Jury TINT tho measure Of piutptit{'s tjaii1apcs
WIS tho rccuniHry IUsa sustulnri ~ htnl in CHI
| sequence Of the injuries received, nnn, nftHr
stating tho rules by which BiIcl 1Oss sfuufI be-
nscCrtulJlcl nrorocJetl 10 Instruct tho ittry toI
thpy should nut thku Into consideration nnv
ovIilnneD tNuciiInr tin pjnintiif's necminrv cnn
| cHtlso 1t was wholly imnatorial how 1l,.lri,
nun might hayo accumulated up to