St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Steel
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. A verdict should have been directed for defendant. The evidence here is practically the same as upon the former appeal, except that of Miss Chaplain, a new witness. 119 Ark. 349. The injury was due to a risk Steel assumed and the testimony is not sufficient to show any injury.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. A verdict should have been directed for defendant. The evidence here is practically the same as upon the former appeal, except that of Miss Chaplain, a new witness. 119 Ark. 349. The injury was due to a risk Steel assumed and the testimony is not sufficient to show any injury. The blue flag rule was in force and it was his duty to post it; he violated the rule. 3 Labatt on Master & Servant (2 ed.), par. 1281; 83 Ark. 334; 56 111. App. 462; 11 Ohio C. C. 55S; 12 C. C. A. 595; 24 U. S. App. 16; 63 Fed. 228; 22 S. E. 833; 27 N. E. 110;…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). I. The appellant contends that the court should have directed a verdict in its favor on the issues of fact involved in the case, towit, as to whether or not Steel was injured as alleged in the complaint, and, if so, whether or not these injuries resulted in his death, and on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence and assumed risk. There was substantial evidence to sustain the verdict, which is conclusive so far as this court is concerned, and a discussion of the facts could serve no useful purpose as a precedent.
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