Kimball v. Goldman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Desha Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts of this case are correctly and succinctly stated by counsel for appellee, as follows: The appellant owns a ferry and hack line operating between Arkansas City, Arkansas, 'and Lamont, Mississippi, which constitutes .a necesary link in the chain of transportation from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Greenville, Mississippi.
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Appeal from Desha Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts of this case are correctly and succinctly stated by counsel for appellee, as follows: The appellant owns a ferry and hack line operating between Arkansas City, Arkansas, 'and Lamont, Mississippi, which constitutes .a necesary link in the chain of transportation from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Greenville, Mississippi. Passengers and baggage are taken upon a gasoline ferry-boat at Arkansas City, and, after being landed on the Mississippi side of the river, are carried by hack to Lamomt, which is a station…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) Appellant contends here that there was no evidence to sustain the verdict because there was no .affirmative evidence on the part of appellee, showing that the trunk had dropped into the water while in charge of the employees of appellant, and that the circumstances were not sufficient to show that the damage was done by appellant’s employees. But the circumstances detailed by the witnesses were sufficient to warrant the finding of the jury that appellant’s employees caused the damage. The testimony warranted the jury in finding that there was no water…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. DuBoseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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