Krumm v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. L. W. Krumm lived at Bald Knob, and owned a farm and sawmill on the railroad near Fakes station in Woodruff county. In September, 1900, he got on the caboose of the local freight train at Bald Knob to go to his place at Fakes. When the train had gone about four miles, it stopped to unload some cinders. The point at which it stopped was between one and two miles east of the station Rio Vista.
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Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. L. W. Krumm lived at Bald Knob, and owned a farm and sawmill on the railroad near Fakes station in Woodruff county. In September, 1900, he got on the caboose of the local freight train at Bald Knob to go to his place at Fakes. When the train had gone about four miles, it stopped to unload some cinders. The point at which it stopped was between one and two miles east of the station Rio Vista. After the cinders were unloaded, the train •started towards Rio Vista. When it had nearly reached that point, ■one of…
1Opinion of the Court
Biddick, J.,
(after stating the facts). This is an action to recover damages which plaintiff alleges that he suffered on account of the negligence of the defendant company. Plaintiff was riding in the caboose of a freight train, and was thrown down and injured by the jar caused by a collision between two parts of the train which had become uncoupled. The circuit judge directed a verdict on the ground that the evidence showed conclusively that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence in standing up in the caboose while the train was in motion, and whether this ruling was correct is the…
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