St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Brown
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was brought by appellee for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railway company. He was a brakeman, 22 years of age, in the service of the railway company, and injured while making a flying switch at Ozark.
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Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was brought by appellee for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railway company. He was a brakeman, 22 years of age, in the service of the railway company, and injured while making a flying switch at Ozark. It was his duty to uncouple the car which the engine was pulling coupled to the pilot or cow catcher, and ride it down and couple it to the train while the engine went on down another track. In- doing this, he stood on the pilot or cow catcher holding to the rod…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended first that the court erred in permitting A. H. Brown, father of the plaintiff, to testify that plaintiff'was not properly cared for and treated at the railway hospital. This witness stated that, after his son, Claude, was brought to St. Vincent's Infirmary at Little Rock, he and another son stayed with him all the time, and continued:
Q. “How did they treat him down there at that hospital?”
A. “How did they treat him? I didn’t think they were treating him right. I took him to my little cabin because, if I thought they were, I would not have…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
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- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900
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