St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Copeland
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Grant Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. H. A. Copeland instituted this action against tbe St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employment of the defendant company.
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Appeal from Grant Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. H. A. Copeland instituted this action against tbe St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employment of the defendant company. The facts are as follows: For a mile or more south of the station at Little Rock, Arkansas, the line of the defendant railway company runs through the corporate limits of the city and across certain of its streets. Some of the streets have overhead crossings and some cross the railroad on…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). The general rule is that a master must exercise ordinary care to provide his servants a reasonably safe place in which, and reasonably safe instruments with which, to work. ■ The test of a master’s duty in furnishing appliances and a place to work is what a reasonably prudent person would'have ordinarily done in such a situation. Oak Leaf Mill Co. v. Littleton, 105 Ark. 392. The duty of a master to exercise ordinary care to provide his servant a safe place to work requires that he shall anticipate all such dangers as will likely flow from the conditions of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sjogren v. HallMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Ultima Thule, Arkadelphia & Mississippi Railroad v. BentonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Oak Leaf Mill Co. v. LittletonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- St. Louis, Kennett & Southeastern Railroad v. FultzSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
3Cited by5 opinions
- Aluminum Ore Company v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. BryanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Hall v. PattersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932
- Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company v. TillmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940