SHOEMAKER v. KINGSBURY


79 U.S. 369 (____)

12 Wall. 369

SHOEMAKER ET AL. v. KINGSBURY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. A.P. Usher and William T. Otto, for the plaintiffs in error:

Messrs. George Earle and G.W. Paschall, contra:


Mr. Justice FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

From the whole evidence in this case it is plain that the defendants were not common carriers of passengers at the time the accident occurred, which has led to the present action. They were merely contractors for building the Eastern Division of the Union Pacific Railway, and were running a construction train to transport material for the road. The entire train consisted...

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