Illinois Central Railroad v. McLeod
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court, second district, of Yalobusha county. Hon. Z. M. Stephens, Judge. Mrs. McLeod, the widow, and Alexander R. McLeod, the son of Rufus McLeod, deceased, the appellees, were the plaintiffs in- the court below; the railroad company was defendant there. The suit was for the death of Rufus McLeod. From a judgment for $1,000 in plaintiffs’ favor, the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of. the court fully states the facts.
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From the circuit court, second district, of Yalobusha county. Hon. Z. M. Stephens, Judge. Mrs. McLeod, the widow, and Alexander R. McLeod, the son of Rufus McLeod, deceased, the appellees, were the plaintiffs in- the court below; the railroad company was defendant there. The suit was for the death of Rufus McLeod. From a judgment for $1,000 in plaintiffs’ favor, the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of. the court fully states the facts. At the outset of this discussion, we wish it clearly understood that we are not contending in this case for the rule laid down in Thorogood…
1Opinion of the CourtCali-ioon, J.
Mr. McLeod hired an open carriage, two horses, and a driver to transport him from Winona to Stafford’s Well and back. The driver was a good, safe driver, and had been in service as such for a number of years. The horses were gentle in single harness, but he had never before driven them double. They were fast roadsters for a livery stable team. It took about forty minutes to drive to the well, and the same time to return to Winona, and they remained at the. well only about fifteen minutes. On returning they went west to the railroad, and at a point seventy-eight feet from the railroad’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dean v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Smith v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895
- Alabama & Vicksburg Ry. Co. v. DavisMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
- Winterton v. Illinois Central RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
- Murdock v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1899
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- Davis v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Flynn v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Columbus Greenville R. Co. v. LeeMississippi Supreme Court · 1928
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