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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... damages to crops alleged to have been sustained by the insufficiency of a stock guard constructed by defendant rail- road company , an instruction that if the guard was improperly con- structed , or was insufficient , and by reason ...
... damages to crops alleged to have been sustained by the insufficiency of a stock guard constructed by defendant rail- road company , an instruction that if the guard was improperly con- structed , or was insufficient , and by reason ...
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... damages to his said prop- erty by reason of the construction of defendant's railroad . There was no issue as to notice . A stock gap was con- structed by the defendant . The question was , was it suffi- cient and properly constructed ...
... damages to his said prop- erty by reason of the construction of defendant's railroad . There was no issue as to notice . A stock gap was con- structed by the defendant . The question was , was it suffi- cient and properly constructed ...
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... Damages . * A principal is not liable for punitive damages unless he directed the wrongful act to be done , or subsequently affirmed it , whether the negligence of the servant be ordinary or gross . Same - Actionable and Gross ...
... Damages . * A principal is not liable for punitive damages unless he directed the wrongful act to be done , or subsequently affirmed it , whether the negligence of the servant be ordinary or gross . Same - Actionable and Gross ...
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... damages could not have been allowed if gross negligence had been shown , is not harm- less , though the jury found that there was no gross neligence ; coun- sel having throughout the trial made contentions ( with which the rulings were ...
... damages could not have been allowed if gross negligence had been shown , is not harm- less , though the jury found that there was no gross neligence ; coun- sel having throughout the trial made contentions ( with which the rulings were ...
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... damages . He suggested that there was no disposition on his side to escape payment of any part of such sum as in the judgment of the jury , guided by the evi- dence and the law applicable thereto , should be deemed necessary to fully ...
... damages . He suggested that there was no disposition on his side to escape payment of any part of such sum as in the judgment of the jury , guided by the evi- dence and the law applicable thereto , should be deemed necessary to fully ...
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