Legal Opinion

Missouri Pacific Railroad v. MacKey

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 21, 1988No. 88-90PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in a wrongful death case. The death resulted from a pickup truck and train collision at a railroad and highway intersection. The verdict and judgment in favor of the appellee totaled $550,000.00. The appellant argues seven points for reversal: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to direct a verdict in favor of the defendants on the issue of causation; (2) the trial court erred in submitting the whistle and bell issue to the jury; (3) the trial court erred in submitting the issue of conscious pain and suffering to the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Larson MacHine, Inc. v. WallaceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  3. W. M. Bashlin Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  4. National By-Products, Inc. v. Searcy House Moving Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Arkansas Sheriff's Boys' RanchSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Stein v. LukasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. O'Bannon Ex Rel. O'Bannon v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1997
  3. Jason Carlton v. Cleburne County, ARCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. D'Arbonne Construction Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Union Pacific Railroad v. BarberSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004

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