Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Woodruff
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Wilkinson county. Hon. M. H. Wilkinson, Judge. Suit hy J. H. Woodruff against the Yazoo & Mississippi Yalley Eailroad Company. From 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 Wilkinson county. Hon. M. H. Wilkinson, Judge. Suit hy J. H. Woodruff against the Yazoo & Mississippi Yalley Eailroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It is settled by decisions of this state, that a railroad employe is not entitled to recover for injuries resulting from a defect in a tool used by him in the customary manner, using the same, -which was a new one, of a kind in general use by railroads, and had been procured of a reputable manufacturer, and was regarded as sound by…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Appellee, Woodruff, sued the appellant, the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Eailroad Company, for personal injuries, and recovered a judgment for ten thousand dollars, from which judgment the railroad company prosecutes an appeal to this court. The material facts are as follows:
At the time of the injury Woodruff was an engineer on the Woodville branch of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Eailroad, running from Woodville, in this state to Slaughter, La. The injury complained of was caused by the explosion of a glass tube in the lubricator, which latter was a part of the engine, and attached to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ballard v. Mississippi Cotton Oil Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1902
- Buckner v. Richmond & Danville RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- McMurtry v. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1890
- Illinois Central Railroad v. GuessMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
- Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. ParkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by4 opinions
- Herrington v. HodgesMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Pisano v. Texas N. O. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Ellis v. HubbardMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
- Eastman v. CaldwellMississippi Supreme Court · 1937