Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Davis
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 6, 1965No. 5-3696PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.
On the night of November 12, 1963, Dewey Moore was killed in a grade crossing collision in the town of Belleville. Moore was survived by six adult children. This action for wrongful death was brought by the administrators of Moore’s estate against the railroad company, the locomotive engineer, D. L. Corley, and the fireman, Gr. M. Paul. The jury returned a $15,000 verdict against the corporation, but tjie verdict was in favor of the two individual defendants. Tlie trial court overruled the corporation’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and entered a judgment in conformity with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Parrish v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Ben M. Hogan & Co. v. KrugSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Missouri K. & T. Ry. Co. v. PerinoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Hencke v. StandifordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
- Parrish v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Westark Specialties Inc. v. Stouffer Family Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Mary Ellen Scoville, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas W. Scoville, Jr., Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Robert King, Administrator of the Estate of Angela King, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Medical Assurance Co. v. CastroSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. GraySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Scoville v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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