Arkansas Midland Railway Co. v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Bugene Lankford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Lila E. Robinson brought suit against the Arkansas Midland Railway Company to recover damages on account of the alleged negligence of said railway company in failing to provide a safe platform for its passengers. The railway company answered her complaint, and denied the alleged ground of negligence, and alleged contributory negligence on her part.
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Bugene Lankford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Lila E. Robinson brought suit against the Arkansas Midland Railway Company to recover damages on account of the alleged negligence of said railway company in failing to provide a safe platform for its passengers. The railway company answered her complaint, and denied the alleged ground of negligence, and alleged contributory negligence on her part. On the 26th day of August, 1909, Lila E. Robinson went to the depot of the Arkansas' Midland Railway Company for the purpose of taking passage on one of its trains.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1. It is insisted by counsel for appellant that 'the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.
“As a general rule, railroad companies are bound to keep in safe condition all portions of their platforms and approaches thereto, to which the public do, or would naturally resort, and all portions of their station grounds reasonably near to the platform, where passengers, or those who have purchased tickets with a view to take passage on the cars, or to debark from them, would naturally or ordinarily be likely to go'; and especially by those routes and…
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