St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Shannon
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Bryan County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. Action by O. L. Shannon against the St. Louis & San Francisco Bailroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. —Citing: Erie Railway Co. v. Decker, 78 Penn. St. 293; Albert v. Railway Co., 98 Penn. St. 316; Jacksonville, etc., Ry. Co. v. Peninsular, etc., Co. (Fla.) 9 So. 661; M., K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Wilder (Ind.
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Error from District Court, Bryan County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. Action by O. L. Shannon against the St. Louis & San Francisco Bailroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. —Citing: Erie Railway Co. v. Decker, 78 Penn. St. 293; Albert v. Railway Co., 98 Penn. St. 316; Jacksonville, etc., Ry. Co. v. Peninsular, etc., Co. (Fla.) 9 So. 661; M., K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Wilder (Ind. Ter.) 53 S. W. 490; Inman v. Elberton Air Line R. Co. (Ga.) 16 S. E. 958; St. L. & S. F. R. Co. v. Jones (Ark.) 26 S. W. 595; Gibbons v. Wis. Valley B. Co. (Wis.) 17 N. W. 132; Elliott on Railroads…
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, C. J.
March 24, 1908, defendant in error, as plaintiff, filed his action against plaintiff in error, as defendant, in the district court of Bryan county, Olda., wherein he sought to recover damages occasioned by the destruction of his barn by fire, which he alleges was set by a locomotive engine running and operated by defendant upon its railroad. A trial was had to a jury, which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, on which judgment was entered, and the case has been brought to this court for review.
Two propositions are presented by counsel for plaintiff in error for our consideration: First,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sheldon v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Matthews v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Campbell v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Dunning v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897
- Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad v. B. F. Blaker & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1904
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- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, a Foreign Corporation v. Thomas W. Howell and Dorothy Howell, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Schaff v. CoyleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- Midland Valley R. Co. v. RupeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Wichita Falls & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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