St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Tomlinson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court. ALEXANDER M. Dueeie, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action by Regina Tomlinson, widow and administratrix of the estate of Arthur Tomlinson, against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company, to recover damages for his death. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court. ALEXANDER M. Dueeie, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action by Regina Tomlinson, widow and administratrix of the estate of Arthur Tomlinson, against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company, to recover damages for his death. The facts are stated in the opinion. On the trial in the circuit court the presiding judge gave to the jury the following instructions at the request of the plaintiff: “1. If you find from a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant railway maintained a station or depot for the reception and discharge of passengers…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts). This is an action brought by the widow and administratrix of the estate of Arthur Tomlinson, deceased, to recover damages for his death, which plaintiff alleges was caused by the negligence of the employees of the defendant railway company. The death of Tomlinson took place under the following circumstances: Tn July, 1894, there was a meeting in Little Rock of several military companies for the purpose of a competitive drill. One of the companies, the Indianapolis Light Artillery, was scheduled to leave Little Rock on its return the evening of the 8th of…
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- Langan v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Heinlein v. Boston & Providence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Railway Co. v. LawtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- Brassell v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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