St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Steel
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline 'Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by the administrator of the estate of B. D. iSteel, for damages to his estate and to his widow and children, for personal injuries to him, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railroad company, and to have produced his death.
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Appeal from Saline 'Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by the administrator of the estate of B. D. iSteel, for damages to his estate and to his widow and children, for personal injuries to him, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railroad company, and to have produced his death. The answer denied the allegations of the complaint and pleaded as defenses thereto assumed risk and 'Contributory negligence on the part of deceased. It appears from the testimony that B.' D. Steel was in the employ of the railroad company as a car repairer in.…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,(1) (after stating the facts). It is contended that the court erred in giving each of said instructions, and especially in the giving of instruction numbered “F,” telling the jury that if it found deceased was injured and his health was thereby impaired to such an extent as to render him more susceptible to disease and less able to resist it, and it further found “that as a result of such impaired condition of his health, he contracted typhoid fever, and death resulted therefrom, that it would be warranted in finding his death was legally attributable to the injury.”
It is insisted…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Pulaski Gas Light Co. v. McClintockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Helena Gas Co. v. RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Seifter v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
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- Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916