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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Page 7
... deceased was struck up to the depot , a distance of 300 yards or more , was obstructed by box cars resting on a switch track which paralleled the main track , and also , by lumber stacked * See generally , foot - note appended to Peck v ...
... deceased was struck up to the depot , a distance of 300 yards or more , was obstructed by box cars resting on a switch track which paralleled the main track , and also , by lumber stacked * See generally , foot - note appended to Peck v ...
Page 8
... deceased came to his death through his own imprudence and recklessness . Trial by jury was waived and the case submitted to the judge , from whose decision in favor of defendant the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal . We have reached the ...
... deceased came to his death through his own imprudence and recklessness . Trial by jury was waived and the case submitted to the judge , from whose decision in favor of defendant the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal . We have reached the ...
Page 22
... deceased being admitted and the jury having been limited in the assessment of damages to such elements , evi- dence respecting the circumstances of the injury was unnec- essary , and , as regards mere degree of negligence , was error ...
... deceased being admitted and the jury having been limited in the assessment of damages to such elements , evi- dence respecting the circumstances of the injury was unnec- essary , and , as regards mere degree of negligence , was error ...
Page 39
... deceased had died intestate and the amount recovered had been personal assets of his or her estate . such actions must be brought within two years from the death of such person , and the executor or administrator , plaintiff in the ...
... deceased had died intestate and the amount recovered had been personal assets of his or her estate . such actions must be brought within two years from the death of such person , and the executor or administrator , plaintiff in the ...
Page 40
... deceased , with the other child in his arms , was within 30 feet of a point of safety when struck by the engine . In paragraph 7 it is distinctly alleged that the engineer , see- ing the efforts that they were making to get off the ...
... deceased , with the other child in his arms , was within 30 feet of a point of safety when struck by the engine . In paragraph 7 it is distinctly alleged that the engineer , see- ing the efforts that they were making to get off the ...
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