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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... feet long , and they had cases where hogs had crossed bridges 38 feet long , three spans , and some other cases where they had crossed all kinds of cattle guards that they have on the road . " Among the instructions given to the jury ...
... feet long , and they had cases where hogs had crossed bridges 38 feet long , three spans , and some other cases where they had crossed all kinds of cattle guards that they have on the road . " Among the instructions given to the jury ...
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... feet from the eastern end of the depot is a public railway crossing . It is much used , but not the principal ... feet . The switch track referred to above joins the main track a short distance say 100 feet- below or to the eastward of ...
... feet from the eastern end of the depot is a public railway crossing . It is much used , but not the principal ... feet . The switch track referred to above joins the main track a short distance say 100 feet- below or to the eastward of ...
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... feet away . The distance from this shed to the center of the main line of the railway was 23.2 feet . There is conflict of testimony as to the num- ber of box cars on the switch track . The conclusion to which we have come in respect to ...
... feet away . The distance from this shed to the center of the main line of the railway was 23.2 feet . There is conflict of testimony as to the num- ber of box cars on the switch track . The conclusion to which we have come in respect to ...
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... feet to the belt line track , where he seated himself on the left - hand side of a cross - tie of the track , and when so seated that his back was toward the train ; that he knew , before crossing over and taking his seat , that the ...
... feet to the belt line track , where he seated himself on the left - hand side of a cross - tie of the track , and when so seated that his back was toward the train ; that he knew , before crossing over and taking his seat , that the ...
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... feet of him , and that he at once got off the tie and on his feet , and would have escaped injury but for stumping his " sore " toe on a cinder , which caused him to fall in such a way as to throw his foot over the rail , where it was ...
... feet of him , and that he at once got off the tie and on his feet , and would have escaped injury but for stumping his " sore " toe on a cinder , which caused him to fall in such a way as to throw his foot over the rail , where it was ...
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