Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Robnett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pontotoc County; . Tom D. McKeown, Judge. Action by John Thomas Ro'bnett and another against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
RITTENHOUSE, C.
On July 10, 1911, at about the hour of 11 o’clock p. m., Robert Russell Rob-nett, while upon a trestle or bridge which formed a part of defendant’s track, was struck by one of defendant’s passenger trains, receiving injuries from which he died. It is alleged that such injuries were caused by the gross, willful, and wanton negligence, carelessness, and recklessness of the employees of- defendant in operating said train; that such employees discovered, of should, in the exercise of ordinary care and prudence, have discovered, deceased on the bridge and in a position of…
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- Clark v. St. L. & S. F. R. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. HodgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Oklahoma City Ry. Co. v. BarkettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
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