Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. Rider
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. The court’s third instruction was erroneous in that it assumed that appellees were put off the train, and left it for the jury to decide whether appellees were compelled to walk from Hafton to Patmos. 2. The verdict is so grossly excessive as to show on its face that it was the result of passion and prejudice. 67 Ark. 130; 69 Ark. 187; 81 Ark. 430; 88 Ark. 203; 94 Ark. 326; 47 La.
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Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. The court’s third instruction was erroneous in that it assumed that appellees were put off the train, and left it for the jury to decide whether appellees were compelled to walk from Hafton to Patmos. 2. The verdict is so grossly excessive as to show on its face that it was the result of passion and prejudice. 67 Ark. 130; 69 Ark. 187; 81 Ark. 430; 88 Ark. 203; 94 Ark. 326; 47 La. Ann. 257; 105 U. S. 229; 6 Wallace, 94; 96 Ark. 84; Sutherland on Dam., 148-157; Field’s Law on Damages, § 21; Shear-man & Redfield on Negligence, §…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Plaintiffs, M. L. Rider and his wife, R. V. Rider, instituted this action against the defendant railway company to recover damages sustained on account of alleged negligence of the servants of defendant in causing them to debark from the train at a station short of their destination. The trial jury returned a verdict in their favor, and defendant appealed.
No question is raised as to the two causes of action being joined in one action.
Plaintiffs resided at Patmos, Arkansas, a small village on the line of defendant’s railroad, and went to Stamps, Arkansas, on a visit. Mrs. Rider had been absent…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Saint Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. SnellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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