Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad v. Sokal
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. James E. Riddick, Judge. 1. The judgment should be reversed for improper argument and conduct of plaintiff’s counsel. 48 Ark. 106 ; 30 N. W. 630 ; 5 Atl. 838; 1 So. 202; 61 Wis. 114; 14 S. W. 566; 11 id. 127; 18 id. 583 ; 15 Neb. 20 ; 61 Iowa, 559; 79 N. C. 589; 4 N. E. 911 ; 8 S. W. 63; 44 Wis.- 282; 70 Tex. 67 ; 52 N. W. 873. Even a withdrawal by counsel of the objectionable argument will not in all cases save him. 14 S. W. 566. 2.…
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. James E. Riddick, Judge. 1. The judgment should be reversed for improper argument and conduct of plaintiff’s counsel. 48 Ark. 106 ; 30 N. W. 630 ; 5 Atl. 838; 1 So. 202; 61 Wis. 114; 14 S. W. 566; 11 id. 127; 18 id. 583 ; 15 Neb. 20 ; 61 Iowa, 559; 79 N. C. 589; 4 N. E. 911 ; 8 S. W. 63; 44 Wis.- 282; 70 Tex. 67 ; 52 N. W. 873. Even a withdrawal by counsel of the objectionable argument will not in all cases save him. 14 S. W. 566. 2. The court erred in refusing defendant’s request. Sand. & H. Dig. sec. 6192; 49 Ark. 357; 43 111. 420 ; 54 Ark. 354. 3. It…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
John Sokal brought this action against the Kansas City, Port Scott and Memphis Railroad Company, in the Crittenden circuit court, to recover damages sustained by him through the unlawful acts of the defendant. He alleged that, having purchased of the defendant a ticket on the 24th of December, 1890, which entitled him to transportation over its road from West Memphis to Jericho, in this state, he entered a passenger train of the defendant going to Jericho, at West Memphis, and delivered his ticket to the conductor ; and that thereafter, before he reached Jericho, without any fault or…
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