Natchez & Southern R. R. v. Crawford
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. M. H. Wilkinson, Judge.- Suits by John E. Crawford against the Natchez & Southern Railroad Company. ■ From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We contend, first, that this statute is violative of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States for two reasons: (a) That it deprives a citizen of his property without due process of law.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. M. H. Wilkinson, Judge.- Suits by John E. Crawford against the Natchez & Southern Railroad Company. ■ From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We contend, first, that this statute is violative of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States for two reasons: (a) That it deprives a citizen of his property without due process of law. (b) It denies the defendants in damage suits for personal injuries or death from personal injuries the equal protection of the…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The appellee, John E. Crawford, sued the appellant, Natchez & Southern Railroad Company, in the circuit court of Adams county, and recovered a judgment for two thousand dollars, from which appellant prosecutes this appeal.
The appellee was a brakéman in the employ of the appellant, and while engaged about his duties as such, in attempting to make a coupling, had his «foot crushed, which, had to be amputated. Appellee alleged in his declaration, and his proof tended to establish, these facts (quoting from the declaration): “That on said 'date defendant, disregarding its duty, negligently and…
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