Legal Opinion
Mardis v. Hines
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided July 17, 1919No. 792PublishedCited by 25 opinions
At Law. Action by Earle J. Mardis against Walker D. Hines, •Director General of Railroads, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. On separate demurrer of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. Demurrer sustained.
1Opinion of the Court
YOUMANS, District Judge.
This is a suit by plaintiff, Mardis, against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, for an injury sustained by the plaintiff while being transported as a passenger.
The amended complaint makes the following allegations:
“Walker D. Hines, as successor to William G. McAdoo, is the Director General of Railroads in the United States, having control l'or war and other purposes of the railroads in the United States, including the railroads of the defendant, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
“The Missouri Pacific Railroad…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. LangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Brady v. Chicago & G. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Rutherford v. Union Pac. R.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1919
- Dahn v. McAdooDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1919
3Cited by25 opinions
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. HinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Hines v. DahnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920
- Peacock v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1919
- Westbrook v. Director General of RailroadsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1920
- Commonwealth v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
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