Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Austin
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Grady County; Will Linn, Judge. Action by J. E. Austin against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff against defendant named, and it brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
This was an action for damages for personal injuries, commenced by the defendant in error, J. E. Austin, against the plaintiff in error the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, and certain of its employees who were in charge of the switch engine and the cars that caused the injury. The answer was a general denial and an allegation to the effect that the injury complained of was not occasioned by any negligence on the part of the defendants, or any of them, but that said injuries, if so received, were directly occasioned by, and were the proximate result of, plaintiff’s own…
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- McGinnis v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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