Legal Opinion
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Evans
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 2, 1973No. 73-29PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lyle Brown, Justice.
Appellee was seriously injured as a result of a collision between her automobile and appellant’s train. Appellee was awarded a substantial judgment, the amount of which is not questioned. Appellant seeks reversal on the grounds that it was error to give AMI 1805 (abnormally dangerous crossing); that-the court also erred in giving AMI 1802 (lookout); and that appellant was entided to an instructed verdict.
Appellee lived approximately one mile on a gravel road from where the road crosses appellant’s main line tracks and runs into State Highway 79 on the opposite side of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hawkins v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. JacksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. FarrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
- Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson v. DoyleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Fleming v. Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SharpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Lovett v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Isaac Horace, Administrator of Estate of Sadie Horace, Deceased v. St. Louis Southwestern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Payne v. Cornhusker Motor Lines, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- Northland Insurance v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
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