St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Hydrick
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Independence Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On May 17, 1912, I. P. Hydrick was a passenger on appellant’s train from Newport to Swifton, Arkansas. After the train whistled for Swifton the name of the station, “Swifton,” was announced, and when the train stopped Hydrick left his seat to debark from the train, and when he got on the platform of the car the train pulled up with a jerk and Hydrick fell off.
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Appeal from Independence Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffery, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On May 17, 1912, I. P. Hydrick was a passenger on appellant’s train from Newport to Swifton, Arkansas. After the train whistled for Swifton the name of the station, “Swifton,” was announced, and when the train stopped Hydrick left his seat to debark from the train, and when he got on the platform of the car the train pulled up with a jerk and Hydrick fell off. The train first stopped, then pulled up with a jerk, throwing Hydrick “about middleways of the depot.” Hydrick’s leg was so badly injured that it had…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). There was no error in the ruling of the court in permitting the testimony in regard to the amount of the doctor’s bills. The testimony was not hearsay, but was original evidence. One witness saw the doctor present his bill for his services. He saw what the amount was and saw the itemized bill, and there was no objection made to it by the appellee, to whom it was presented and for whom the services were rendered.
Another witness testified that he saw the statement rendered to Hydrick by Doctor Justis for the amount of his services. The witness says the…
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