Sanderson v. Frazier
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to District Court of Arapahoe County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The law governing the liability of stagecoach proprietors as common carriers of passengers is quite well settled by juridical decisions of the highest courts.
The law imposes upon such carriers the duty of providing roadworthy vehicles suitable for the transportation of passengers, steady and manageable horses, with strong and proper harness, and careful drivers of reasonable skill and good habits. Although their undertaking is not one absolutely to convey safely — that is to say, while they do not warrant the safety of passengers at all events, yet their undertaking and liability go to this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stokes v. SaltonstallSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Farish & Co. v. ReigleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
- Wall v. LivezaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1882
- Maury v. TalmadgeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Ohio · 1840
- McLean v. BurbankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
3Cited by18 opinions
- Weiss v. AxlerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
- Hook v. Lakeside Park CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Waddingham v. DicksonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- Chapman, MD v. HarnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2014
- Hopper v. Denver & R. G. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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