UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. JAMES

No. 270.

163 U.S. 485 (1896)

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. JAMES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John M. Thurston, (with whom was Mr. John F. Dillon on the brief,) for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Francis A. Brogan, (with whom was Mr. M.J. Colbent on the brief,) for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

The issues in this case were made up by the charge in the petition that the frog was not and had not been blocked, which charge was denied, and which denial was supplemented by the further allegation on the part of the railway company that the plaintiff knew the condition of the tracks and continued in defendant's employ with full knowledge of the same, waiving thereby the right to complain of any supposed defect...

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