Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad v. Lambert
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. R. L. Bullard, Judge. Suit by Mrs. M. A. Lambert against the Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. R. L. Bullard, Judge. Suit by Mrs. M. A. Lambert against the Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The appellee took passage on a train of the appellant from Topeka, Mississippi, to- Norfield, Mississippi, a junction point with the Illinois Central Railroad Company; it being her intention to connect at the latter point with the Illinois Central train, due about four hours after the arrival of the appellant’s train. When the appellant’s train reached Norfield, it was raining, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
In the absence of some good reason therefor, it was the duty of this railroad company to allow Mrs. Lambert to get off of its train at her proper depot at the very first opportunity that was presented. In this case Mrs. Lambert should have been landed at her proper depot before the train was carried into the yards, and because this was not done she is clearly entitled to nominal damages only. If it was necessary, in any case, for a passenger train to be pulled way beyond the depot and into the yards of the company, it is certainly the duty of the company to notify the passengers of its…
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