Illinois Cent. R. v. Warren
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. This is a suit brought originally by James Warren against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received under the following circumstances, as detailed by himself on the witness stand: “Q. Is this James Warren': “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Now, you speak to the jury over here, these gentlemen sitting in that box.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. This is a suit brought originally by James Warren against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received under the following circumstances, as detailed by himself on the witness stand: “Q. Is this James Warren': “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Now, you speak to the jury over here, these gentlemen sitting in that box. Where do yon live, Mr. Warren? “A. I live in Pontoc county, close to Thaxton, a mile the other side of Thaxton ; what they call ‘Butter Milk Springs.’ “Q. Are…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). On a railway passenger train the announcement of the next station, although made on near approach to said station, is not an invitation to a passenger to leave his seat and attempt to alight before the train actually stops. This proposition is supported by Adams’ Adm’r v. Louisville, etc., R. Co., 82 Ky. 607; Railroad Co. v. Asbell, 23 Pa. 147, 62 Am. Dec. 323; Jeffersonville, etc., R. v. Hendricks’ Adm’r, 26 Ind 228; England v. Boston, etc., R. Co., 153 Mass. 490, 27 N. E. 1; Lewis v. London, etc., R. Co., L. R. 9 Q. B. 66; Bridges v. North London, etc., R. Co., L.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alabama Great Soiitliern Railroad v. HawkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- President of the Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. CasonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
- Railroad Co. v. AspellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
- England v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Quinn v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
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- Diggs v. Louisville & N. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Shumate v. Louisville & N. R. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1908