Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Guthridge
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Grady County; Will Linn, Judge. Action by Mrs. G. W. Guthridge, adminis-tratrix, against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
This was an action for damages for personal injuries resulting- in death, commenced by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, against the plaintiff in error, defendant below.
Hereafter, for convenience the parties will be designated “plaintiff” and “defendant.” respectively, as they appeared in the trial court.
The petition alleged, in substance, that the deceased was the fireman upon the first engine of a double header freight train at the time -of his injuries; that -the defendant in violation of the federal Safety Appliance Act of 1893 (Act March 2, 1893, c. 196. 27 Stat. 531), as amended…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. McWhirterSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. HessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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