Legal Opinion

Clemens v. St. Louis S. F. R. Co.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 15, 1913No. 1765PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; S. H. Russell, Assigned Judge. Action by Elizabeth Clemens against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtTurner, C. J.

This is an action in damages for personal injuries, brought by plaintiff in error, as the widow of James W. Clemens, against the defendant in error in the district court of Oklahoma county.

The petition substantially states that on January 14, 1907, deceased, while in the employ of defendant as an engineer on extra No. 340, started with his train, consisting of an engine and eleven cars, from Cache to Ft. Sill, by way of Lawton, where the same was due to arrive each day at 8 :30 a. m., and where it was customary and in conformity to defendant’s orders to approach the station on the main line,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sheehan v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
  2. McGraw v. Texas & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. DuranSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. PitchfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  3. Colonial Refining Co. v. LathropSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  4. Dewey Portland Cement Co. v. BluntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Day v. KellyMontana Supreme Court · 1915

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