Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Mo. Pac. R.R.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 26, 1964No. 5-3307PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.
There was a collision at a grade crossing between a railroad train and a pickup truck. Two men, occupants of the truck, one the driver, the other a guest or passenger, were killed. The administratrix of their estates filed suits joining the railroad company and the engineer, C. I). Haver, as defendants. The cases were consolidated and tried. After both sides had rested, the trial court directed verdicts for the defendants. The administratrix has appealed, and the issue is whether the court erred in directing the verdicts.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company v. HornSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
- Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson v. DoyleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Missouri Pacific R.R. Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. BrittonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Jones v. LewisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. JacksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
- Mary Ellen Scoville, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas W. Scoville, Jr., Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Robert King, Administrator of the Estate of Angela King, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Scoville v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Landrus v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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