Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. Lyon

Citations

• 203 U.S. 465
• 27 S. Ct. 145
• 51 L. Ed. 276
• 1906 U.S. LEXIS 1610

Syllabus

<p>Where the negligence of the master in not supplying proper appliances has a share in causing injuries to an employé, .the master is liable notwithstanding the negligence of a fellow servant may have contributed to the accident.</p> <p>Defendant’s objection to the charge on the ground that it should have been more specific as to the distinction between sole and proximate cause cannot be raised by a general exception, nor should it be sustained if the jury had its attention drawn to the proximate cause and was charged that if the negligence of the fellow servant was the proximate cause plaintiff could not recover.</p> <p>In an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by unsafe appliances of a railroad company, the admissibility of, expert testimony is within the reasonable discretion of the trial court, and that discretion is not abused by the admission of testimony of men who had had practical experience on railroads and were familiar with structures of the kind involved in the action..</p>