Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Shadid
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Canadian County; John W. Hayson, Judge. Action by Ed Shadid, a minor, by his next friend, against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, a corporation. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
EDWARDS, C.
For convenience, the parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, according to their position in the lower court. A-t the time of bringing his suit, the plaintiff was a minor of about the age of 19 years, -a native of Syria, having been in this country about 4 years. The suit is for the recovery of damages for personal injuries. From the evidence on the part of the plaintiff!, it appears: That the plaintiff: was seeking employment, and for that purpose was traveling through the country from Memphis towards the harvest fields of Oklahoma, and while in a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wilton v. Middlesex RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Edgerton v. . New York Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Whitehead v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- Brennan v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. KotoskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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