Supreme Court of the United States April 27, 1891, 8. Original (In Re Washington & Georgetown Railroad)

Mr. Justice Blatchford

delivered the opinion of the court.

On the 16th of January, 1881, Lewis H. McDade brought an action at law in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon him in consequence of the negligence of the employes of the company, and of the unfit