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Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Walker - 154 U.S. 653 (1880) U.S. Supreme Court Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Walker, 154 U.S. 653 (1880) Grand Trunk Railway Company v. Walker No. 219 Submitted March 23, 1880 Decided April 5, 1880 154 U.S. 653 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE Syllabus A railroad company which runs its line by telegraph is bound to have a suitable telegraph line, with a proper number of operators, and in case of an accident, it is for the jury to decide whether their duty in this respect has been performed. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the Court. Although much, and probably all, the testimony in this case is embodied in the bill of exceptions, the only exception taken below was to the following instruction to the jury: "The defendants, if they undertook to manage and conduct the business of running their trains by telegraph, were bound to have a proper and fit telegraph line for this purpose, with a rea...
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