Memphis & Little Rock Railway Co. v. Stringfellow
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from St. Francis Circuit Court. Hod. M. T. Sanders, Circuit Judge. It is not negligence for a railroad’s servants to call out the name of a station before reaching it, nor was it so to stop before crossing another railroad, nor do the two acts together constitute negligence. The call is only designed to admonish passengers that a particular station is near, that those destined there may prepare to alight. (SI Mick., 236; Ift Am. Bep., 566; 12 Am. $ Eng. By.
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APPEAL from St. Francis Circuit Court. Hod. M. T. Sanders, Circuit Judge. It is not negligence for a railroad’s servants to call out the name of a station before reaching it, nor was it so to stop before crossing another railroad, nor do the two acts together constitute negligence. The call is only designed to admonish passengers that a particular station is near, that those destined there may prepare to alight. (SI Mick., 236; Ift Am. Bep., 566; 12 Am. $ Eng. By. Gases, 163; 92 B., 66, reported 7 Moah, 119; L. B., 3 Exeh., 150; 23 Penn. St., lift'.) “ The result of the cases seems to be that…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
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In this action, brought by a passenger to recover damages for personal injuries, the railroad company and its receiver were jointly sued. The complaint alleged that at the time of the injury the road was operated under the management of E. K. Sibley, who was appointed receiver under a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The answer denied negligence and averred contributory negligence in the plaintiff. The following verdict was returned : “We the jury find for the plaintiff and assess the damages at $1,250.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coulter v. . American Merchants' Un. Ex. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Mitchell v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Ohio & Mississippi Railroad v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
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- Smitson v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
- Memphis & C. R. v. HoechnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895
- Holt v. LeslieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Railway Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Brockert v. Central Iowa Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891
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