The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases, Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913].E. Thompson Company, 1904 |
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Side 51
... danger of collision imminent ; and this is true . even though you may further find that the agents and serv- ants of the defendant failed to use proper care to stop said car after such dangerous position of the deceased became known to ...
... danger of collision imminent ; and this is true . even though you may further find that the agents and serv- ants of the defendant failed to use proper care to stop said car after such dangerous position of the deceased became known to ...
Side 52
... danger , stop the car within the shortest time and space possible . ( 3 ) That the defendant ran its car at the time in question at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour . And the court instructs the jury that it is incumbent upon ...
... danger , stop the car within the shortest time and space possible . ( 3 ) That the defendant ran its car at the time in question at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour . And the court instructs the jury that it is incumbent upon ...
Side 59
... danger . " " If Mrs. Devore could have seen the lights of the train in season for safety , the accident itself demonstrates that she did not look , or that , if she did , she ventured upon a hazardous effort to cross in spite of the danger ...
... danger . " " If Mrs. Devore could have seen the lights of the train in season for safety , the accident itself demonstrates that she did not look , or that , if she did , she ventured upon a hazardous effort to cross in spite of the danger ...
Side 63
... danger , the greater should be the care exercised in the presence of it . The rule upon one about to cross the tracks of a railroad is that he must stop , look , and , listen . Some crossings are much more dangerous than others , and ...
... danger , the greater should be the care exercised in the presence of it . The rule upon one about to cross the tracks of a railroad is that he must stop , look , and , listen . Some crossings are much more dangerous than others , and ...
Side 65
... danger signals were given , just before the accident ; and there was also testimony of the declarations of the deceased that he heard nothing until the train was right upon him , and that he was absolutely sure that there was no whistle ...
... danger signals were given , just before the accident ; and there was also testimony of the declarations of the deceased that he heard nothing until the train was right upon him , and that he was absolutely sure that there was no whistle ...
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accident action affirmed agent alleged appellant appellee bill of lading brakeman bridge caboose carrier cause charge Chicago Circuit Court circumstances collision common carrier complained conductor contract contributory negligence corporation counsel crossing damages danger deceased defect defendant in error defendant's demurrer duty employees engine evidence exercise fact fare feet fellow servant fireman follows freight train gence guilty held injury instructs the jury intestate Judge judgment jury land liable Louis Louisville & N. R. matter motorman N. R. Co negligence per se nonsuit operating opinion ordinary party passed passenger person petition pile bridge plaintiff in error platform question rail railroad company railway company reason recover refused riding road rule running side signals Southern station statute stop street car street railroad street railway Supreme Court sustained switch testified testimony ticket tiff tion track verdict Wilkes county witness
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Side 291 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Side 686 - Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as the property of individuals...
Side 291 - ... or the issuance of mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets; nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any common carrier from giving reduced rates to ministers of religion, or to municipal governments for the transportation of indigent persons, or to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers
Side 171 - Five were directed to the refusal of the court to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant upon five different issues.
Side 302 - If any passenger shall refuse to pay his fare, it shall be lawful for the conductor of the train and the servants of the corporation to put him. and his baggage out of the cars, using no unnecessary force, at any usual stopping place, or near any dwelling house, as the conductor shall elect, on stopping the train.
Side 336 - The provisions of all laws which are inconsistent with this Constitution shall cease upon its adoption, except that all laws which are inconsistent with such provisions of this Constitution as require legislation to enforce them, shall remain in force until the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, unless sooner amended or repealed by the General Assembly.
Side 419 - Corporation" contained in this act. shall be deemed and taken to mean all corporations, companies or individuals now owning or operating, or which may hereafter own or operate any railroad in whole or in part in this state; and the provisions of this act shall apply to all persons, firms...
Side 99 - At common law, the breaking and entering the house of another in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felony be actually committed or not.
Side 212 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Side 332 - The first section of the statute enacts "that all railway companies carrying passengers in their coaches in this state, shall provide equal but separate accommodations for the white, and colored races, by providing two or more passenger coaches for each passenger train, or by dividing the passenger coaches by a partition so as to secure separate accommodations: provided, that this section shall not be construed to apply to street railroads.