Arkansas Central Railroad v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Northern District; James Cochran, Judge; 1. There was misconduct of certain members of the jury and the attorneys for plaintiff. 62 Ark. 91; 27 Okla. 373; 16 Tex. Civ. App. 127; 11 Ga. 203; 17 Id. 364, 414; 7 Phila. 167; 15 Neb. 330; 18 N. W. 73; 23 Neb. 171; 36 N. W. 583; 12 Kans. 539; 51 Ind. 299; 8 Oh.
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Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Northern District; James Cochran, Judge; 1. There was misconduct of certain members of the jury and the attorneys for plaintiff. 62 Ark. 91; 27 Okla. 373; 16 Tex. Civ. App. 127; 11 Ga. 203; 17 Id. 364, 414; 7 Phila. 167; 15 Neb. 330; 18 N. W. 73; 23 Neb. 171; 36 N. W. 583; 12 Kans. 539; 51 Ind. 299; 8 Oh. C. C. 244; 45 Fed. 542; 13 111. App. 653; 12 Id. 531; 2 Idaho, 1022; 34 Ga. 379; 29 Cyc. 803. 2. The court erred in refusing to give peremptory instruction requested by defendant. The evidence shows no liability whatever. 60 Ark. 429; 46 Id. 513. 3. The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.(1) Appellee is a deaf-mute, and sustained a serious injury by being run down by a motor car, operated by appellant’s employees. This appeal is prosecuted to reverse the judgment in his favor for $1,500, which he recovered in his suit for damages. The case was tried upon the theory that his presence and peril was discovered by the operatives of the motor car in time to avoid injuring him. In the first instruction given by the court, the jury was told, as a matter, of law, that appellee was a trespasser, and that the.railroad company owed him no affirmative duty to take care of him,…
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