Wright v. Caney River Railway Co.

Hoke, J.,

after stating tbe case: Tbe defendant company was organized under a charter conferring tbe power of eminent domain and tbe privilege of constructing tramways, railways, etc., for the transportation of passengers and freight, including logs, lumber, timber, etc.; and while its chief purpose was, no doubt, to exploit certain timber lands and market tbe timber growing Ihereon, for all purposes relevant to the present inquiry it is considered and held as a railroad and subject to the regulations and liabilities affecting such companies, including the statute known as the Fellow-servant…