St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Dyer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee sued to recover dam-ages for injuries sustained by Mm while a passenger on one of appellant’s trains, and tbe evidence wbicb be offered in support of Ms suit was substantially as follows: Appellee testified tbat be was twenty-tbree years old, and was returning from a picnic wbicb bad been given at Hartford on tbe 1st day of September, 1913, -and tbat be came from…
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee sued to recover dam-ages for injuries sustained by Mm while a passenger on one of appellant’s trains, and tbe evidence wbicb be offered in support of Ms suit was substantially as follows: Appellee testified tbat be was twenty-tbree years old, and was returning from a picnic wbicb bad been given at Hartford on tbe 1st day of September, 1913, -and tbat be came from Hartford on tbe Bock Island train and changed ears at Mansfield. Tbat be and two friends got on tbe train at Mansfield and…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) A railroad company has the right to require all persons to purchase tickets before becoming passengers, and, as a means of enforcing this regulation, it has the right to require the exhibition of this ticket before entering the train. St. Louis & S. F. Rd. Co. v. Blythe, 94 Ark. 153; St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Hammett, 98 Ark. 418, and St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Branch, 106 Ark. 272. To this end the railroad company may require passengers to enter at certain doors, provided sufficient facilities are afforded, and may close other doors to prevent…
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- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. OliverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. BlytheSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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