Legal Opinion

Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Peters

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 2, 1952No. 4-9767PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This is a railroad crossing case. Appellee, Peters, brought action and recovered judgment for $3,000 for property damage and personal injuries sustained by him in a railroad crossing collision between his automobile and a switching train of appellant. To reverse the judgment, appellant prosecutes this appeal, and presents the questions now to be discussed.

I. Sufficiency Of The Evidence. The appellant insists that a directed verdict should have been given for the railroad company, because — appellant claims — the undisputed evidence shows that there was no negligence…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. BoylesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
  2. Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson, Trustee v. NewtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  3. Ozan Lumber Company v. TidwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946
  4. Morris v. RaymondSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
  5. Fort Smith & Western Railway Co. v. MessekSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Franklin v. Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  2. McBride v. JR Simplot CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Southern Lumber Co. v. ThompsonDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1955
  4. Rowe v. DickersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956

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