Legal Opinion · Dissent

Koch v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 29, 1970No. 5-5294Published

1DissentJohn A. Fogleman, Justice

The basis of my disagreement with the majority lies in my feeling that the instruction of which complaint is made is inherently erroneous, so that a general objection would reach the defect I find. Consideration of the evidence in the particular case is not helpful, because I agree that an instruction is not inherently erroneous unless it would be an incorrect statement of the law under any circumstances. I think this one is, although some apparent support for it may be found in language of some of our opinions taken out of context.

In evaluating this instruction, I think that appellant makes…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson v. DoyleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
  2. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. FerrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BatselSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  4. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
  5. Missouri Pac. R.R. Co., Thompson, Trustee v. HowardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942

19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API