Holt v. Leslie
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Searcy 'Circuit Court; George W. Reed, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 3d of August, 1913, the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Company was in the- hands of receivers .and being’ operated by them. R. M. Warner was in their employ .as station ¡agent at Lesle, Arkansas. He was also agent for appellant* Wells Fargo & Company Express. The office ¡of the latter -company was maintained in -connection with that -of the receivers, at the railroad depot.
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Appeal from Searcy 'Circuit Court; George W. Reed, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 3d of August, 1913, the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Company was in the- hands of receivers .and being’ operated by them. R. M. Warner was in their employ .as station ¡agent at Lesle, Arkansas. He was also agent for appellant* Wells Fargo & Company Express. The office ¡of the latter -company was maintained in -connection with that -of the receivers, at the railroad depot. Doctor Sheridan lived -at Leslie, Arkansas. H-is son lived at Clarence, Missouri. The s-on -shipped to his father, through Wells…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating .the facts). (1) The appellant, Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Company was. in the hands of receivers, and the agents, through whose negligence appellee alleges his injury was received, were the agents of the other appellants and the appellant railroad company had no control over them. The appellant railroad company is, therefore, not liable. Memphis & Little Rock Railway Co. v. Stringfellow, 44 Ark. 322; Ark. Cent. Ry. Co. v. State, 72 Ark. 250.
The judgment against the appellant railroad company is reversed and the cause, as to it, is dismissed.
Agent Warner, who…
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