Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Stewart
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the liability of a common carrier for injuries sustained by a passenger, are stated in the opinion. By the evidence in the case there is no negligence of the defendant -shown that was the proximate cause of the injury. Even if the steps of the car were wet and .slippery, that would be the direct result of the rain and- not on account of any negligence of the defendant.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the liability of a common carrier for injuries sustained by a passenger, are stated in the opinion. By the evidence in the case there is no negligence of the defendant -shown that was the proximate cause of the injury. Even if the steps of the car were wet and .slippery, that would be the direct result of the rain and- not on account of any negligence of the defendant. If there was negligence on the part of the defendant, it was not the direct cause of the injury, but plaintiff’s own voluntary conduct…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case was begun by Mrs. Dora É. Mayer, since deceased, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her because of the negligence of The Texas and Pacific Railway Company in failing to keep its station grounds at Marshall, Texas, properly lighted when Mrs. Mayer was about to take passage upon one of its trains. Judgment upon verdict in the United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Texas, to which the case had been removed, was affirmed by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The casé is brought here because of the fact that…
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