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, 1910 |
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... directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant , which was accordingly done . From the judgment rendered thereon dismissing plaintiffs ' action the cause was appealed to this court by proceedings in error . Counsel for ...
... directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant , which was accordingly done . From the judgment rendered thereon dismissing plaintiffs ' action the cause was appealed to this court by proceedings in error . Counsel for ...
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... directing the management of the train . In due season the Illinois Central Railroad Company , being an Illinois corporation , filed its petition to remove . The difficulty in its way was that the other two defendants were citizens and ...
... directing the management of the train . In due season the Illinois Central Railroad Company , being an Illinois corporation , filed its petition to remove . The difficulty in its way was that the other two defendants were citizens and ...
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... directed verdict on the question of the defendant's liability . We are not prepared to say that the plaintiff on the undisputed evidence was entitled to recover as matter of law . It is further contended that the court erred in charging ...
... directed verdict on the question of the defendant's liability . We are not prepared to say that the plaintiff on the undisputed evidence was entitled to recover as matter of law . It is further contended that the court erred in charging ...
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... directed for defendant , and plaintiff excepts . Exceptions sustained . E. M. Shanley , for plaintiff . Archibald R. Tisdale , for defendant . BRALEY , J. The plaintiff's intestate , James Flynn , was em- ployed by the Standard Oil ...
... directed for defendant , and plaintiff excepts . Exceptions sustained . E. M. Shanley , for plaintiff . Archibald R. Tisdale , for defendant . BRALEY , J. The plaintiff's intestate , James Flynn , was em- ployed by the Standard Oil ...
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... directed to assist in loading heavy rails on to a car , com- plained that the work had proved too heavy for him . The " master gave no heed to the complaint , but had him go on . " As he was lifting one of the heavier rails , he ...
... directed to assist in loading heavy rails on to a car , com- plained that the work had proved too heavy for him . The " master gave no heed to the complaint , but had him go on . " As he was lifting one of the heavier rails , he ...
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