St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Wells
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Eugene Lankford, Judge; The court erred in refusing a peremptory instruction for defendant. 71 C. C. A. 338; 122 U. S. 189; 101 N. Y. 520; 5 N. E. 358; 54 Am. R. 722; 100 U. S.. 214; 90 Tenn. 711; 18 S. W. 387; 12 Lea 63; 47 Am. R. 319; 94 Eed. 73; 36 C. C. A. 94; 29 S. W. 544; 9 Tex. Civ. App. 100; 59 Tex. 19; 86 Tex. 96; 23 S. W. 642; 85 C. C. A. 240; 170 U. S. 665; 28 Ind.
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Eugene Lankford, Judge; The court erred in refusing a peremptory instruction for defendant. 71 C. C. A. 338; 122 U. S. 189; 101 N. Y. 520; 5 N. E. 358; 54 Am. R. 722; 100 U. S.. 214; 90 Tenn. 711; 18 S. W. 387; 12 Lea 63; 47 Am. R. 319; 94 Eed. 73; 36 C. C. A. 94; 29 S. W. 544; 9 Tex. Civ. App. 100; 59 Tex. 19; 86 Tex. 96; 23 S. W. 642; 85 C. C. A. 240; 170 U. S. 665; 28 Ind. App. 31; 84 C. C. A. 573; 184 Mass. 243; 165 Mass. 368; 130 N. C. 34; 73 Wis. 404; 35 Wash. 544; 48 Ark. 347; 56 Ark. 238; 170 U. S. 673; 152 U. S. 112; 94 Fed. 73; 122 U. S. 189; 152 U.…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This is an appeal by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company from a judgment rendered against it in the Lonoke Circuit Court in favor of W. .H. Wells for physical injuries received by him on account of the alleged negligence of the railroad company in not screening or shielding the feed glass of the lubricator on one of its engines, whereby his right eye was destroyed by the bursting of said feed glass. The statement of facts is substantially as follows:
W. H. Wells, the plaintiff, was 22 years of age. Until about 20 years old, he worked on a farm. He then worked for a railroad…
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