Railway Co. v. Hackett
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Robert J. Lea, Judge. Action by Thomas Hackett against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company to recover for personal injuries.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Robert J. Lea, Judge. Action by Thomas Hackett against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company to recover for personal injuries. The facts appear in the following statement by the court: The evidence tended to show that the appellant railway company had in its employment, as night watchman, Pat Gallagher, who had served the company in that capacity for about nine years before the occurrence which is the foundation of this action, and, that, at the time of the occurrence, he was on duty as night watchman for the company ; that it was the duty…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts). We have endeavored to fully examine and consider each of the instructions given by the court in this case, and it is our opinion that, taken together, they correctly state the law applicable to this case; that they contain no reversible error.
1. Authority of deputy sheriff to guard property. The counsel for the appellant state, in their brief, in substance, that they base the chief ground of their objection to the verdict upon the court’s refusal to declare the law as stated by them in instruction numbered five, which the court refused.* This instruction…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Evanston v. GunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Garretzen v. DuenckelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Weed v. . the Panama Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Brill v. EddySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- King v. Illinois Central RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. ParsonsTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Rand v. Butte Electric Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1910
- Foster v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- St Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. GrantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Meyers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
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