Jones v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court, Hon. James M. Davis, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This is an action to recover from the defendant, a railroad corporation of this state, damages for wrongfully ejecting the plaintiff from one of its freight trains on the 5fch day of August, 1881. The principal facts are, that the plaintiff resided at or near a station on defendant’s road in Livingston county, named Sampsfel.
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Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court, Hon. James M. Davis, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This is an action to recover from the defendant, a railroad corporation of this state, damages for wrongfully ejecting the plaintiff from one of its freight trains on the 5fch day of August, 1881. The principal facts are, that the plaintiff resided at or near a station on defendant’s road in Livingston county, named Sampsfel. At this place defendant at one time had an agent; but long prior to the date above . named, such agent had been discontinued, and no depot.was maintained there, nor were…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Philips, P. J.
While the judgment in this case is for a trivial snm, and should, ordinarily, in the interest of peace, be endured rather than occupy the attention and valuable time of the appellate courts with a review, yet the case presents a question alike important to the public and the railroad company.
Railroad corporations, in consideration of the grant by the state of a franchise, conferring upon them valuable rights and privileges, assume certain duties and burdens to the.public and the citizen. Among these is the obligation to provide and furnish suitable cars for carrying…
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- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ParksIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
- Dunn v. Grand Trunk Railway Co. of CanadaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1870
- Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. KesslerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
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