The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases, Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913].E. Thompson Company, 1903 |
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... Contributory Negligence . Evidence examined in an action against a railroad for personal in- juries , and held to justify a finding that the injuries resulted from Givens v . Louisville & N. R. Co plaintiff's contributory VOL 7 R R R ...
... Contributory Negligence . Evidence examined in an action against a railroad for personal in- juries , and held to justify a finding that the injuries resulted from Givens v . Louisville & N. R. Co plaintiff's contributory VOL 7 R R R ...
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... contributory negligence , either in jumping on or off a train while in motion , or in sitting on a cross - tie while the train was approaching . Presumption That Boy Seen Sitting on Cross - Tie Will Avoid Danger . * If the engineer or ...
... contributory negligence , either in jumping on or off a train while in motion , or in sitting on a cross - tie while the train was approaching . Presumption That Boy Seen Sitting on Cross - Tie Will Avoid Danger . * If the engineer or ...
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... Contributory Negligence — Instructions . An instruction that defendant is liable if the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant's engine , which struck plaintiff's engine , was not managed with ordinary care , and plaintiff's ...
... Contributory Negligence — Instructions . An instruction that defendant is liable if the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant's engine , which struck plaintiff's engine , was not managed with ordinary care , and plaintiff's ...
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... Contributory Negligence . * Where deceased , who was quite deaf , and walking against the wind and rain , in open daylight attempted to cross the track without look- ing up , he was guilty of such contributory negligence as to bar a ...
... Contributory Negligence . * Where deceased , who was quite deaf , and walking against the wind and rain , in open daylight attempted to cross the track without look- ing up , he was guilty of such contributory negligence as to bar a ...
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... Contributory Negligence . An intelligent boy , within a few weeks of nine years of age , was struck and killed by a train of the defendant company at a crossing of a public highway and the company's tracks . Deceased was fa- miliar with ...
... Contributory Negligence . An intelligent boy , within a few weeks of nine years of age , was struck and killed by a train of the defendant company at a crossing of a public highway and the company's tracks . Deceased was fa- miliar with ...
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