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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Side 51
... highway across said railroad at grade , at a place alleged to be in the commonwealth of Massachusetts . The count alleges that the intestate was greatly injured , her limbs broken , and that after much suffering she died . The plaintiff ...
... highway across said railroad at grade , at a place alleged to be in the commonwealth of Massachusetts . The count alleges that the intestate was greatly injured , her limbs broken , and that after much suffering she died . The plaintiff ...
Side 56
... Highway Carried Over Railway by Means of Bridge - Repair of Roadway of Bridge - Obligation of Company . - Where a railway crosses a highway , and the road is carried over the railway by means of a bridge in accordance with the ...
... Highway Carried Over Railway by Means of Bridge - Repair of Roadway of Bridge - Obligation of Company . - Where a railway crosses a highway , and the road is carried over the railway by means of a bridge in accordance with the ...
Side 57
... highway , other than a public carriage road , on the level . " Sir R. E. Webster , A. G. , and Henn Collins , Q. C. , ( W. Gra- ham with them ) , for the defendants . R. S. Wright , for the plaintiffs . LORD ESHER , M. R. - A great ...
... highway , other than a public carriage road , on the level . " Sir R. E. Webster , A. G. , and Henn Collins , Q. C. , ( W. Gra- ham with them ) , for the defendants . R. S. Wright , for the plaintiffs . LORD ESHER , M. R. - A great ...
Side 58
... highway , " then the subsequent provision is to apply . It is argued that the contingency to which it applies is not ac- curately stated by those words , and that , although the words are general , they only apply to the case where the ...
... highway , " then the subsequent provision is to apply . It is argued that the contingency to which it applies is not ac- curately stated by those words , and that , although the words are general , they only apply to the case where the ...
Side 59
... highway , the bridge included the road- way over the arches of the bridge . The Statute of Bridges , 22 Hen . 8 , chap . 5 , is silent as to the roadway over the bridge , but it is not disputed that the liability under that statute ex ...
... highway , the bridge included the road- way over the arches of the bridge . The Statute of Bridges , 22 Hen . 8 , chap . 5 , is silent as to the roadway over the bridge , but it is not disputed that the liability under that statute ex ...
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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...