Illinois Central Railroad v. Arnola
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Copiah county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. Arnola, the appellee, was plaintiff, and the railroad company, the appellant, defendant in the court below. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor, the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtTerral, J.
The appellee, in order to avoid making the angle of the street corner, crossed the lot of the appellant, and, by the negligence of its servant engaged in painting a water tank thereon, was seriously injured. The path across the lot of appellant was *788used indiscriminately by the citizens of Crystal Springs, but without any inducement held out by the railroad company for them to do so. The appellee was not on business with the ■company, but was upon its lot of land in pursuit of her own pleasure and errand. She was a mere licensee, and the appellant owed her no duty except that of not inflicting…
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