Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. v. Woodson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court; Geo. R. Haynie, Judge; 1. The verdict is excessive. 50 Tex. 254; 5 Am. Negl. Cases, 755; 58 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1915, F. p. 30; 153 S. W. 32; 78 Ark. 22; 89 Id. 87; 89 Id. 122; lb. 522; 101 Id. 376; 103 Id. 376; lb. 374; 104 Id. 529; 105 Id. 269; lb. 392; lb. 533; 106 Id. 138, 177, 353; 109 Id. 231; 107 Id. 512; 119 Id. 246; 121 Id. 351; 94 Id. 270, and others. 2. The statement of plaintiff made before witnesses, shoffid have gone to the…
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Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court; Geo. R. Haynie, Judge; 1. The verdict is excessive. 50 Tex. 254; 5 Am. Negl. Cases, 755; 58 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1915, F. p. 30; 153 S. W. 32; 78 Ark. 22; 89 Id. 87; 89 Id. 122; lb. 522; 101 Id. 376; 103 Id. 376; lb. 374; 104 Id. 529; 105 Id. 269; lb. 392; lb. 533; 106 Id. 138, 177, 353; 109 Id. 231; 107 Id. 512; 119 Id. 246; 121 Id. 351; 94 Id. 270, and others. 2. The statement of plaintiff made before witnesses, shoffid have gone to the jury. The jury should have been allowed to. view the place of the injury. 3. Plaintiff’s instructions given from Nos. 1 to…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
The appellee, J. E. Woodson, sued appellant, Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad Company, in the Lafayette Circuit Court for damages on account of personal injury, and obtained a judgment for $12,500. The injury occurred on Fifth Avenue in Hope, Arkansas, at the intersection of said avenue with appellant’s railroad, between 9 and 10 o’clock on the night of August 30, 1915. The railroad track at that point runs practically north and south and the avenue east and west. There was a concrete walk on the south side of Fifth avenue leading to the railroad and extending to within twelve feet of the…
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