Rohback v. Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Frror to First District Court. The cause originated in the Cole County Circuit Court. The petition alleges that in April, 1866, the plaintiff was rightfully upon the track of defendant, at a point within the city of Jefferson, and that a locomotive and train of cars of defendant then and there stood at rest on said track; and that the agents and servants of defendant, without ringing a hell or giving any other signal, negligently and carelessly put the said locomotive and…
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Frror to First District Court. The cause originated in the Cole County Circuit Court. The petition alleges that in April, 1866, the plaintiff was rightfully upon the track of defendant, at a point within the city of Jefferson, and that a locomotive and train of cars of defendant then and there stood at rest on said track; and that the agents and servants of defendant, without ringing a hell or giving any other signal, negligently and carelessly put the said locomotive and train in motion, and negligently and carelessly ran the same over plaintiff, by which both his legs were fractured and he…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for injuries received by being disabled by a train on defendant’s track. The plaintiff was at work, as a servant or employee of the road, at a place near the foot of Jefferson street, in the city of Jefferson, where the railroad track crosses a traveled public road and street. It is alleged that the engineer and conductor of a train of cars belonging to the defendant, without ringing the locomotive bell or sounding the whistle, or in any manner giving notice, carelessly and negligently ran or backed said locomotive and train of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barbaroux v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1862
- Ernst v. . Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Schultz v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- McDermott v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
3Cited by23 opinions
- Degonia v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Gibson v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Ewald v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- Harper v. Indianapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- Miller v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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