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 13
... result of an unfortunate ac- cident , which could not have been reasonably anticipated by appel- lant . We , therefore , conclude that the court erred in failing to give a peremptory instruction in favor of appellant . Judgment reversed ...
... result of an unfortunate ac- cident , which could not have been reasonably anticipated by appel- lant . We , therefore , conclude that the court erred in failing to give a peremptory instruction in favor of appellant . Judgment reversed ...
Page 37
... result of which , as he should have known , would cause the car to move suddenly , exposing him to the chance of being in- jured , without giving some caution , or warning . This question was for the jury . Leavitt v . Leavitt , 158 ...
... result of which , as he should have known , would cause the car to move suddenly , exposing him to the chance of being in- jured , without giving some caution , or warning . This question was for the jury . Leavitt v . Leavitt , 158 ...
Page 66
... result of the accident plaintiff lost his left arm near the shoulder , had one of his ears torn partly off , was injured in the face , and more seriously in the back , and is , and will be hereafter , unable to perform any physical ...
... result of the accident plaintiff lost his left arm near the shoulder , had one of his ears torn partly off , was injured in the face , and more seriously in the back , and is , and will be hereafter , unable to perform any physical ...
Page 79
... result of the omission charged , but rather to show the reason why the appellant had been permitted for a number of years to disregard the condition . While one charged with a tort resulting from the violation of an ordinance or a ...
... result of the omission charged , but rather to show the reason why the appellant had been permitted for a number of years to disregard the condition . While one charged with a tort resulting from the violation of an ordinance or a ...
Page 100
... result was for the jury . The jury might properly have found from the testimony that plaintiff had glanced up the track at one time and had seen noth- ing . The train would have covered in four or five seconds the distance he could have ...
... result was for the jury . The jury might properly have found from the testimony that plaintiff had glanced up the track at one time and had seen noth- ing . The train would have covered in four or five seconds the distance he could have ...
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