Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Porter
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Buffalo county. Tried, below before Hamer,. J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. Tbe plaintiff below was negligent in not getting off the car while he could safely do so. (Raben v. Central la. JR. Co., 35 N. W. Rep. [Ia.], 64, and cases cited.) Plaintiff below was negligent in that, finding the train in motion and going faster than he expected, he stepped from the car onto the platform.
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Error from the district court of Buffalo county. Tried, below before Hamer,. J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. Tbe plaintiff below was negligent in not getting off the car while he could safely do so. (Raben v. Central la. JR. Co., 35 N. W. Rep. [Ia.], 64, and cases cited.) Plaintiff below was negligent in that, finding the train in motion and going faster than he expected, he stepped from the car onto the platform. Such negligence must bar his recovery in this action. (Thomas v. Chicago & G. T. Ii. Co., 49 N. W. Rep. [Mich.], 547; Lake Shore & M. S. JR. Co. v. Bangs, 47 Mich.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Ryan, C.
The amended petition in this case alleged the corporate existence of the Union Pacific Railway Company, and that it was operating a line of railroad through Kearney, Nebraska, at the time of the injuries complained of; that on April 29, 1890, plaintiff in said petition purchased a ticket entitling him as a passenger to be transported upon *231■one of the trains of said railroad company from Grand Island, Nebraska, to the aforesaid station of Kearney on said railway company’s line of railroad; that when the ■train upon which plaintiff had ridden from Grand Island reached Kearney, it was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Omaha & R. V. R. v. CholletteNebraska Supreme Court · 1891
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