King v. Illinois Central Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge. Appellant, King, brought this action for damages against the Illinois Central Railroad Co., alleging that he had been unlawfully arrested and imprisoned by the depot agent of said company at Jackson, Miss.
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From the circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge. Appellant, King, brought this action for damages against the Illinois Central Railroad Co., alleging that he had been unlawfully arrested and imprisoned by the depot agent of said company at Jackson, Miss. The facts developed on the trial were substantially as follows : King was on a north-bound passenger-train of the defendant, intending to pass through Jackson on his way to Memphis, where he expected to make an immediate connection with another train for St. Louis, which was his home. Before reaching…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
~We reject the view that depot or station agents of railroad companies are, by “An act to amend the railroad supervision laws- of this state,” approved February 22,1890, made officers of the state, and its representatives in the exercise of the powers conferred, so as to relieve their principals from responsibility for their acts. The act cited creates the power and the duty prescribed to be exercised and performed by depot' or station agents, as such, and for their principals. Under the act, they are neither more nor less than depot or station agents, with the additional power and duty…
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