St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Grider
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court, Osceola District; W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee instituted this suit in the circuit court of Mississippi County to recover damages for certain injuries received by him from falling through appellant’s depot platform at the station of Grider, in said county, March 8, 1912. The suit was tried at the January term, 1913, and resulted in a verdict for appellee for two thousand dollars, from which the appellant has…
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court, Osceola District; W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee instituted this suit in the circuit court of Mississippi County to recover damages for certain injuries received by him from falling through appellant’s depot platform at the station of Grider, in said county, March 8, 1912. The suit was tried at the January term, 1913, and resulted in a verdict for appellee for two thousand dollars, from which the appellant has appealed to this court. There was no real conflict in the evidence and no complaint is now made that the damages were…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). We think the court did not err in giving the instructions requested by appellee and in refusing those asked by appellant, under the facts in this case. In effect, the instructions requested by appellant told the jury that if the platform on which appellee was hurt was intended for use in handling and discharging freight, and was not intended by the railroad company for the use of passengers in going to and from its trains, and that there was no necessity for appellee to occupy any portion of the platform in reaching the depot or train, that appellant was…
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- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. DooleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Texas & St. Louis Railway v. OrrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Arkansas Midland Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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- Holt v. LeslieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915