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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... result was to the following effect : The large bone of the right leg below the knee was broken transversely down- ward . There was a displacement , giving the injury the char- acter of what is called a compound fracture . It was not ...
... result was to the following effect : The large bone of the right leg below the knee was broken transversely down- ward . There was a displacement , giving the injury the char- acter of what is called a compound fracture . It was not ...
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... result of passion and prejudice or that the case was not intelligently considered by the jury ; that they were swung away from the true basis for the assessment of damages by the errors we have discussed ; that they thought as much or ...
... result of passion and prejudice or that the case was not intelligently considered by the jury ; that they were swung away from the true basis for the assessment of damages by the errors we have discussed ; that they thought as much or ...
Page 32
... result of the negligence of such crew in managing and controlling said colliding engine while . he was in the exercise of ordinary care for his own safety , the defendant is liable , and plaintiff is entitled to a verdict . ' St. Louis ...
... result of the negligence of such crew in managing and controlling said colliding engine while . he was in the exercise of ordinary care for his own safety , the defendant is liable , and plaintiff is entitled to a verdict . ' St. Louis ...
Page 38
... result that the older child reached the shore before the train arrived , while Shigg and the younger child were struck by the engine while within 30 feet from the shore , knocked from the trestle , and killed . It was alleged that Shigg ...
... result that the older child reached the shore before the train arrived , while Shigg and the younger child were struck by the engine while within 30 feet from the shore , knocked from the trestle , and killed . It was alleged that Shigg ...
Page 59
... result renders it unnecessary to consider the question of the defendant's alleged negligence . Exception overruled . All concur . SOUTHERN RY . Co. v . ALDRIDGE'S ADM'X . ( Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia , Jan. 22 , 1903. ) [ 43 ...
... result renders it unnecessary to consider the question of the defendant's alleged negligence . Exception overruled . All concur . SOUTHERN RY . Co. v . ALDRIDGE'S ADM'X . ( Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia , Jan. 22 , 1903. ) [ 43 ...
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