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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Page 6
... proper alarm signals had been sounded when the horses were first discovered , or ought to have been dis- covered , the horse furthest from the engine could and would have got off the track . Whether the jury were justified in draw- ing ...
... proper alarm signals had been sounded when the horses were first discovered , or ought to have been dis- covered , the horse furthest from the engine could and would have got off the track . Whether the jury were justified in draw- ing ...
Page 7
... proper means to frighten it away , and , failing in this , to check the speed of the train , so as to bring it under control , in order to avoid injury . Also , when the animal is not discovered because of his negligence in not keeping ...
... proper means to frighten it away , and , failing in this , to check the speed of the train , so as to bring it under control , in order to avoid injury . Also , when the animal is not discovered because of his negligence in not keeping ...
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... proper precautions are taken to prevent accidents . The necessity for precaution is due to the fact that the very movement of a train is dangerous , and likely , to injure those caught unawares . But the probability that a boy , who ...
... proper precautions are taken to prevent accidents . The necessity for precaution is due to the fact that the very movement of a train is dangerous , and likely , to injure those caught unawares . But the probability that a boy , who ...
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... proper construction and maintenance of the road ( Swice v . Mays- ville & B. S. R. Co. , 116 Ky . 253 , 75 S. W. 278 ) , and quotes , with seeming approval , decisions in other states , limiting the liability of the lessor to the latter ...
... proper construction and maintenance of the road ( Swice v . Mays- ville & B. S. R. Co. , 116 Ky . 253 , 75 S. W. 278 ) , and quotes , with seeming approval , decisions in other states , limiting the liability of the lessor to the latter ...
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... proper enough to say that the declarations " must be voluntary and spontaneous , " and " so as to preclude the idea of design , etc. In the other the admission rests upon the principle of agency and the authority of the agent in the ...
... proper enough to say that the declarations " must be voluntary and spontaneous , " and " so as to preclude the idea of design , etc. In the other the admission rests upon the principle of agency and the authority of the agent in the ...
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