Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Howe
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. Geo. E. Brown, Judge. The facts in the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. On the trial of this cause the court, among other instructions, gave for the plaintiff the following : 1. “ That railroads, as carriers of passengers, are bound to the utmost care and diligence of very cautious persons, and are responsible for any, even the slightest, neglect.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. Geo. E. Brown, Judge. The facts in the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. On the trial of this cause the court, among other instructions, gave for the plaintiff the following : 1. “ That railroads, as carriers of passengers, are bound to the utmost care and diligence of very cautious persons, and are responsible for any, even the slightest, neglect. They are held to the strictest responsibility for care, vigilance, and skill on the part of themselves and all persons employed by them, .and for safety, sufficiency, and…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
On the 30th of March, 1872, defendant in error was a passenger on the cars of plaintiff in error from Yicksburg to Jackson, and when the train'he was on came within two or three miles of' Jackson it was stopped by a wrecked freight train on the track. After some delay it was announced that all who desired to-go could do so by walking around the obstructions to a train beyond them, being, as it was found, a distance of 900 or 1,000-feet from the train on which defendant in error was. The night was dark and rainy, and the ground was wet and slippery. It-was about midnight. The ground to be…
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