Fordyce v. Key
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion to require plaintiff to elect upon which allegation or act of negligence he would rely for a recovery. 88 Fed. 770; 51 Mo. App. 125; 29 N. W. 224; 71 Mo. 514; 72 Mo. 212; 19 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 36; 8 Id. 123; 5 Id. 504; 26 Conn. 220; 44 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 494; 8 How. Pr. 177; 7 N. Y. Sup. 753; 4 How. Pr. 226; 16 S. E. 292; 30 S. C. hi.
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Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion to require plaintiff to elect upon which allegation or act of negligence he would rely for a recovery. 88 Fed. 770; 51 Mo. App. 125; 29 N. W. 224; 71 Mo. 514; 72 Mo. 212; 19 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 36; 8 Id. 123; 5 Id. 504; 26 Conn. 220; 44 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 494; 8 How. Pr. 177; 7 N. Y. Sup. 753; 4 How. Pr. 226; 16 S. E. 292; 30 S. C. hi. It was error for the jury to retire from the court room and examine the injuries of the plaintiff. 12 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 367; 19 N. J. L. 76; 1 N. J. E. 145; 22 Minn. 5; 42 L. R.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCueeoci-i, J.
Appellee sued appellants as receivers of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &. Gulf Railroad Company for damages for personal injuries received whilst employed by them as “hostler’s helper,” his duties as such being to assist the hostler or engineer in charge of engines in the yards, and to “knock the fire, rake ashes and to coal and water the engine.” The injury occurred in the yards of the company at Mena, Ark., and appellee, in his testimony, describes the occurrence as follows:
“Billingsly was foreman or hostler; Koclchart and myself composed the gang. About 3 p. m. we took engine 373 to the coal…
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- Stokes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
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