Legal Opinion
Schaff v. Ferry
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 2, 1925No. 15433PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
ESTES, C.
Parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court, inverse to their order here. Plaintiff sued Charles E. Schaff, receiver of the properties of the M., K. & T. Ry. Company for $100,000 damages for the death of her husband. She alleged that deceased was on top of a box car attempting to set the hand brake, but that, on account of the defective condition of the brake, be was unable to check the speed of the box car, and as a result thereof, it and another box ear to which it was attached, struck two other cars with great force and violence, causing deceased to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. DarnellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. GreenwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. HessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. v. HowerySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Highway Construction Co. v. ShueSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Splinter v. City of NampaIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
- Lakeview, Inc. v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Tweed v. First National Bldg. Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
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