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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... Station on a straight and practically level track ; that near this station , and on the west of said track , there is an old box car set down on the ground used for a toolhouse . The evidence further shows that on the evening of this ...
... Station on a straight and practically level track ; that near this station , and on the west of said track , there is an old box car set down on the ground used for a toolhouse . The evidence further shows that on the evening of this ...
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... station , freight , ticket , or other agent thereof within this state ; *** ( 9 ) If the suit be against a foreign corporation or non - resident joint- stock company or association doing business within this state , to any agent ...
... station , freight , ticket , or other agent thereof within this state ; *** ( 9 ) If the suit be against a foreign corporation or non - resident joint- stock company or association doing business within this state , to any agent ...
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... station which consisted of only a switch track and a water tank ; that the first section at the time of the acci- dent was running at about seven miles an hour because of a defect in the locomotive ; that the second section , which had ...
... station which consisted of only a switch track and a water tank ; that the first section at the time of the acci- dent was running at about seven miles an hour because of a defect in the locomotive ; that the second section , which had ...
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... station there consisted of only a switch track and a water tank . The distance between the east and west switch is 3,000 feet . Freight train No. 81 was sched- uled on the time card to leave Beryl at 4:30 a . m . The last stop- ping ...
... station there consisted of only a switch track and a water tank . The distance between the east and west switch is 3,000 feet . Freight train No. 81 was sched- uled on the time card to leave Beryl at 4:30 a . m . The last stop- ping ...
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... station in advance of its leaving time . " Rule 98a : " Stations having yard limit will be designated in spe- cial ... station 20 minutes late , and the second section left 17 or 20 minutes thereafter , it was the custom of railroad ...
... station in advance of its leaving time . " Rule 98a : " Stations having yard limit will be designated in spe- cial ... station 20 minutes late , and the second section left 17 or 20 minutes thereafter , it was the custom of railroad ...
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accident action affirmed agent alleged appellant appellant's appellee approaching authorities bill of lading brakeman caboose charge Chicago Circuit Court City claim collision common carrier complaint conductor consignee contract contributory negligence corporation County crossing damages danger deceased defect defendant defendant's demurrer depot duty employees engine error evidence exercise fact failed failure feet foreman freight guilty held horses Illinois Central Railroad injury instruction interstate Iowa judgment for plaintiff jury Kansas last foot-note liable Louis Louisville & N. R. Lumber master Missouri motorman operation ordinary pany person plaintiff in error platform proximate cause question rail railroad company Railway Company reason recover reversed road rule shipment shipper signals Sioux City South Southern Southern Railway Company speed station statute stockyards stop street car struck Supreme Court sustained switch testified testimony tion transportation trial court verdict wagon warning witness yards