Legal Opinion
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. Farrell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 5, 1967No. 5-4184PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CarletoN Harris, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves a railroad crossing accident. Frances W. Farrell, Administratrix of the Estate of Marguerite M. Booth, instituted suit against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, seeking damages because of the death of Mrs. Booth, who succumbed on June 4, 1964, as a result of injuries suffered on June 1, 1964, when an automobile in which she was riding struck the third power unit of a Cotton Belt train at a crossing near the Fair Oaks community in Cross County. On trial, the jury returned a verdict for $70,000.00 against the railroad company,…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Floyd Gene Bridger v. Union Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Peugh v. OligerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Hawkins v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Strahan v. WebbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
- Fleming v. Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
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3Cited by30 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Avery v. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Martin v. RiegerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc. v. HenleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Little Rock Land Company v. RaperSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
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