Legal Opinion
Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Turley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1898No. 886PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the United States Court of Appeals in the Indian Territory.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPP, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, and arises on the following state of facts: At South McAlcster, in the Indian Territory, the defendant railway company, plaintiff in error, maintained a platform for the use of passengers. The village then was small, and the travel at that point so little that it did not. in the judgment of the company, justify the erection of a depot building, or the keeping of a station agent. No tickets were sold, and through trains did not even stop there. The railroad track at this platform ran north and south. No railing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Little v. HackettSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reed v. Axtell & MyersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Bennett v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- M., K. & T. Railway Co. v. TurleyCourt Of Appeals Of Indian Territory · 1896
3Cited by5 opinions
- Jackson v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
- Abbot v. Oregon RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- Tuten v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Drummy v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Hines v. HadnotCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920