Emrich v. Little Rock Traction & Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action brought by the plaintiff, Emrich, against the Little Eock Traction & Electric Compan}*, alleging that said defendant negligently, and contrary to a provision of the city ordinance, pla'ced one of its guy wires within five feet of the ground, and allowed it to be charged with electricity, and that, by reason of said negligence, the wife of the plaintiff, not knowing that the wire was…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action brought by the plaintiff, Emrich, against the Little Eock Traction & Electric Compan}*, alleging that said defendant negligently, and contrary to a provision of the city ordinance, pla'ced one of its guy wires within five feet of the ground, and allowed it to be charged with electricity, and that, by reason of said negligence, the wife of the plaintiff, not knowing that the wire was charged, received an electric shock from having inadvertently touched said wire, and was greatly injured; that, by reason…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts). This is an action by a husband for damages which he claims to have suffered in consequence of an injury to his wife, caused, as he alleges, by the negligence of the defendant company.
The onty question presented by the appeal is whether the one-year statute of limitations applies to an action of this kind. The defendant contends, and the circuit court decided, that the action was barred in one year from the time it accrued.
The reasons upon which the defendant bases its contention that the action was barred in one year are these: Section 6 of the Revised…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. BiggsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- St. L., I. M. & S. Railway Co. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
- Patterson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1862
3Cited by7 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Berthenia Tollett, Joined by Kelsie Tollett, Her Husband v. Austin Mashburn and Lorene Hendricks (Hendrix)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. AkinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. MynottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Tollett v. MashburnDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1960
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