Legal Opinion

Harper v. Mo. Pac. Rd. Co.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 1, 1958No. 5-1595PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

At the completion of all the evidence the Trial Court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant; and the correctness of that ruling is the only issue on this appeal. Our rule for testing such a ruling is well established: giving the evidence of the plaintiff its strongest probative force, was a question made for the jury regarding the alleged negligence of the defendant? (Hawkins v. Mo. Pac. Rd. Co., 217 Ark. 42, 228 S. W. 2d 642.) With this rule in mind Ave state the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.

Mrs. Irene Harper, as…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
  2. Fleming v. Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
  3. Davis v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
  4. Garner v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1946
  5. Zaloudek v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. JacksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
  3. Kay v. KaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  4. Reeves v. Ark. La. Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  5. Minyard v. Daking Mill, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

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