Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. White
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Central district. Yancey Lewis, Judge. Action by Barbara White, for the use of R. P. Bowles, against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the United States Court for the Central district. Yancey Lewis, Judge. Action by Barbara White, for the use of R. P. Bowles, against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. This is an action for damages commenced before a United States commissioner for the Central district of the Indian Territory by R. P. Bowles and Barbara White against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, the appellant and defendant below. . Judgment was rendered against the defendant, and an appeal was taken to the United States Court for the Central…
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
The appellant has filed 25 specifications of error, but in the brief of his argument he limits his specifications to five different heads:
First, that the District Court should have directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant upon the whole case, as well as to each of the animals mentioned in the complaint. Under this head, counsel for appellant first discusses the question of negligence on the part of appellant, and evidently satisfies himself that no negligence was proven, notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. And, second, counsel says: ‘‘ Outside of the question of negligence…
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