Illinois Central Railroad v. Ford
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Panola county. Hon. N. A. Taylor, Judge. , Suit by Molly Ford and others against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. In the course of the trial, various points were presented; hut the controlling one, and'that on which we shall insist, was the violation of the six-mile statute, and its effect in this case.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Panola county. Hon. N. A. Taylor, Judge. , Suit by Molly Ford and others against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. In the course of the trial, various points were presented; hut the controlling one, and'that on which we shall insist, was the violation of the six-mile statute, and its effect in this case. This point is squarely made by the refused instruction requested by the defendant marked “C,” which is found on page 89 of the record, in which the…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
D'ave Ford, one of a section crew of appellant company, was killed in the town of Batesville when a locomotive collided with a hand car. The hand car was being removed from the track by the crew under the direction of the foreman when struck. The locomotive was passing through the town at a very high rate of speed, much in excess of six miles an hour, when the collision occurred and F'ord was killed. The engineer testified that he was going at forty-five miles an- hour. Other witnesses testified to a higher rate of speed.
In this action to recover damages for death, the jury returned a verdict…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- N. O., J. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. HughesMississippi Supreme Court · 1873
- Dowell v. Vicksburg & Meridian R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1884
- Farquhar v. Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1900