Dorrah v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County. IIon. T. J. Wharton, Judge. This is an action by W. G. Dorrah against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for an alleged failure to stop its train so as to permit plaintiff to get off.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County. IIon. T. J. Wharton, Judge. This is an action by W. G. Dorrah against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover damages for an alleged failure to stop its train so as to permit plaintiff to get off. The evidence for the plaintiff on the trial tended to- show that he bought a ticket at Jackson for Madison Station; that he boarded the train at Jackson; that the conductor came around soon afterwards, took up the ticket, and remarked, as he did so, “Madison Station;” that as the train approached Madison Station, no whistle or bell was…
1Opinion of the CourtArnold, J.
It was obligatory on the railroad company to announce or give notice in some way of the name of the station on the arrival of the train at Madison Station, and to stop the train long enough for appellant to get off with safety, and the company was liable for any loss or injury sustained by him on account of this not being done. Louisville N. O. & T. R. R. Co. v. Mask, 64 Miss. 738.
Whether the failure of the train to stop at Madison Station resulted from inadvertence, or a willful disregard of duty and of appellant’s rights, is not shown by the record. There is no testimony on this point, but…
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