St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; John J. Carney, Judge. Action by Gilbert »A. Nichols against the St. Louis & San Erancisco Railroad Company, a corporation. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
All the questions in this case grow out of or relate to the following two: (1) Was the plaintiff below a passenger on defendant’s train at the time of his injury? (2) Was the jury justified, in avoiding an alleged settlement for the damages growing out of such injuries?
On March 28, 1908, the plaintiff entered into a live-stock contract to ship a horse from Lawton to Oklahoma City; the contract was in the usual form and was signed by plaintiff and the station agent. Regulations on the reverse, or back side, of the contract pertaining to the transportation of a caretaker…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- St. Louis S. F. Ry. Co. v. RichardsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Whitehead v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- Lane v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907
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3Cited by19 opinions
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. BrunerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Brownell v. MooreheadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. ChesterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. RogersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Midland Valley Co. v. HilliardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
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