The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1890 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... construction train , in which she did a large part of the work ; that by an accident her leg was broken , her arm dislo- cated , and her back , shoulder and side injured . She was not able to walk for four months after the injury . At ...
... construction train , in which she did a large part of the work ; that by an accident her leg was broken , her arm dislo- cated , and her back , shoulder and side injured . She was not able to walk for four months after the injury . At ...
Side 39
... construction train , in which , according to her testimony , she did a large part of the work ; that by the accident her leg was broken , her arm dislocated , her back , shoulder , and side injured . At the end of two years she had not ...
... construction train , in which , according to her testimony , she did a large part of the work ; that by the accident her leg was broken , her arm dislocated , her back , shoulder , and side injured . At the end of two years she had not ...
Side 44
... Construction of Statute . The provision of the Tennessee Code that “ on approaching a city or town , the bell or whistle shall be sounded when the train is at the distance of one mile , and at short intervals until it reaches the depot ...
... Construction of Statute . The provision of the Tennessee Code that “ on approaching a city or town , the bell or whistle shall be sounded when the train is at the distance of one mile , and at short intervals until it reaches the depot ...
Side 47
... construction to this act , for the reason that in unincorporated towns , as in all places along its road , the common law and the provisions of our other stat- utes - which are , in the main , but an embodiment of common- law rules are ...
... construction to this act , for the reason that in unincorporated towns , as in all places along its road , the common law and the provisions of our other stat- utes - which are , in the main , but an embodiment of common- law rules are ...
Side 49
... construction that has in practice been placed upon this act by the legal profession ever since its passage . For us , at this late day , to hold otherwise , on any overwise or strict construction , would be to defeat many actions ...
... construction that has in practice been placed upon this act by the legal profession ever since its passage . For us , at this late day , to hold otherwise , on any overwise or strict construction , would be to defeat many actions ...
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Side 665 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines...
Side 286 - That the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management, or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Side 425 - A corporation or association may be sued in the county where the contract is made or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs; or in the county where the principal place of business of such corporation is situated, subject to the power of the Court to change the place of trial as in other cases.
Side 306 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this Act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved...
Side 315 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...
Side 310 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Side 311 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation...
Side 295 - Under pretense of regulating fares and freights, the state cannot require a railroad corporation to carry persons or property without reward ; neither can it do that which in law amounts to a taking of private property for public use without just compensation, or without due process of law.
Side 665 - 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 665 - Railroads heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed in this state, are hereby declared public highways, and railroad companies common carriers. The legislature shall pass laws to correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates of freight and passenger tariffs on the different railroads in this state...