Legal Opinion

Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson, Tr. v. Merrell

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 24, 1940No. 4-6006PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcHaney, J.

Appellee brought this action against appellants and the engineer and fireman on freight train No. 60 to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by bim when said train ran over his left hand early in the morning of January 16, 1939, at a point just northeast of railroad station in Judsonia, White county, Arkansas. He alleged in his complaint that the train was being’ operated without a headlight' until it was almost on him, when the light was suddenly switched on, which blinded him, and, in an attempt to get out of the way of the train, he slipped or stumbled and fell with his left…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BryantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
  2. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. GunnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  3. Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad v. GainerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  4. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bussell v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
  2. Missouri Pac. R.R., Thompson, Trustee v. KingSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
  3. Dodwell Ex Rel. Williams v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  4. Brown v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
  5. Thrower Ex Rel. Lockhart v. HenwoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943

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