New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. Statham
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Hinds county. Hon. John Watts, judge. The finding of the yerdict was clearly unsupported by the evidence and the law. Statham was not carried beyond Terry station, which was his destination. The cars remained at the platform the usual length of time. The conductor did not know of Statham’s illness ; he made no effort to get off the cars, nor did he call the conductor.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Hinds county. Hon. John Watts, judge. The finding of the yerdict was clearly unsupported by the evidence and the law. Statham was not carried beyond Terry station, which was his destination. The cars remained at the platform the usual length of time. The conductor did not know of Statham’s illness ; he made no effort to get off the cars, nor did he call the conductor. The conductor put him off as soon as called upon, and put him off just in the manner he requested, at the other end of the car he was on. He did not request the conductor to back the train. The…
1Opinion of the CourtShackelford, C.J.
This is an action of “trespass upon the case,” instituted by the defendant in error in the First District Circuit Court of Hinds county, against plaintiff in error.
It is alleged in the declaration, that on the 17th day of January, 1867, Statham purchased a ticket for Terry station on said road, and entered the cars of said road, the tain going south; that he was carried by the said Company’s engine beyond the platform of said station, and placed on the ground by said Company’s conductor.
That the train upon which he was a passenger that day did *610■not stop a half-minute at said platform at…
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