Vicksburg S. & P. R. R. v. Porterfield
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. H. C. Motingeb, Judge. Suit by W. C. Porterfield against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. H. C. Motingeb, Judge. Suit by W. C. Porterfield against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. This particular brief on behalf of the appellant shall be solely directed to the proposition that the circuit court erred in declining to peremptorily instruct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant below. Inasmuch as the acts complained of by the plaintiff occurred in the state of Louisiana, we respectfully submit that…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
This is a suit for malicious prosecution againt appellant, tried by the circuit court of Warren county, which trial resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff below, appellee here.
*592Boiling down the evidence taken at the trial, it amounts to about this: The appellant railroad company was operating a relay station at Delta, La., on the west side of the Mississippi River opposite Vicksburg. The loaded freight cars destined for points west of Delta were ferried across the river and delivered to the yard crew of the company at Delta, to be by them attached to outgoing trains. Previous to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dearmond v. St. AmantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Mosley v. YearwoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Laville v. BiguenaudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Garnier v. BernardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
3Cited by3 opinions
- Floyd v. Vicksburg Cooperage Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Pulliam v. OttMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Lancaster v. PittsMississippi Supreme Court · 1929