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Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Newburn

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 12, 1910No. 574PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error from District Court, Le Flore County; D. A. Richardson, ■ .Judge. Action by Geary L. Newburn against the Chicago. Eock Island & Pacific Eailway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant brings error. On validity of ticket: Thorp v. Railroad Co., (Vt.) 17 Atl. 791; Watson v. Railroad Co. (Tenn.) 56 S. W. 1024; Comer v. Foley, (Ga.) 25 S. E. 671; Drummond v. So. Pac. Go. (Utah) 35 Pac. 733; A.bram.v. Railway Go. (Tex.) 18 S. W. 331; Rahilly v. Railway Go.

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Error from District Court, Le Flore County; D. A. Richardson, ■ .Judge. Action by Geary L. Newburn against the Chicago. Eock Island & Pacific Eailway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant brings error. On validity of ticket: Thorp v. Railroad Co., (Vt.) 17 Atl. 791; Watson v. Railroad Co. (Tenn.) 56 S. W. 1024; Comer v. Foley, (Ga.) 25 S. E. 671; Drummond v. So. Pac. Go. (Utah) 35 Pac. 733; A.bram.v. Railway Go. (Tex.) 18 S. W. 331; Rahilly v. Railway Go. (Minn.) 68 N W. 853; Hav-low v. Railroad Go. (Iowa) 80 N. W. 233. On liability for exemplary damages: Railway Go. v.…

1Opinion of the Court

DUNN C. J.

This action was begun in" the United States Court for the Central District of ,the Indian Territory, sitting at Poteau, in January, 1907, by Geary L. Newburn, defendant in error, hereinafter called “plaintiff,” against the plaintiff in error, to recover the sum of $3,000, for damages for an alleged wrongful ejection from a train of defendant on December 13, 1906, at a point between McAlester and' Haileyville in what was then Indian Territory. To the complaint defendant filed its answer, consisting of a general and specific denial of all the material allegations contained therein.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Moore v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. CoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  3. Walker v. PriceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1900
  4. Gregory v. Burlington & Missouri River RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Cal. v. O'NeilSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. RadfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. NewburnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Fidelity Deposit Co. of Maryland v. RankinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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