The South Western Reporter, Volume 222West Publishing Company, 1920 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
Page 5
... Negligence 136 ( 25 ) -Proximate cause for jury , unless undisputed facts are susceptible of but one inference ... contributory negli- gence in law to use kerosene to kindle fire . It was not contributory negligence as a matter of law ...
... Negligence 136 ( 25 ) -Proximate cause for jury , unless undisputed facts are susceptible of but one inference ... contributory negli- gence in law to use kerosene to kindle fire . It was not contributory negligence as a matter of law ...
Page 8
... contributory negligence upon the part of the plaintiff's wife in using the oil to kindle the fire in the stove . The court , in its opinion , said : of defendant in error was at the time of the " With reference to the charge of contributory ...
... contributory negligence upon the part of the plaintiff's wife in using the oil to kindle the fire in the stove . The court , in its opinion , said : of defendant in error was at the time of the " With reference to the charge of contributory ...
Page 9
... contributory negligence cannot be invoked by the defendants to de- feat his right to recover . In view of the facts the defendants are responsible for the injury inflicted upon the plaintiff , even if it could be said that he were ...
... contributory negligence cannot be invoked by the defendants to de- feat his right to recover . In view of the facts the defendants are responsible for the injury inflicted upon the plaintiff , even if it could be said that he were ...
Page 28
... negligence and contributory neg- ligence were issues of fact for the jury . 2. Damages 132 ( 7 ) - $ 1,250 for injury to breast and knee , probably permanent , held not excessive . struck by an automobile , which resulted in seri- A ...
... negligence and contributory neg- ligence were issues of fact for the jury . 2. Damages 132 ( 7 ) - $ 1,250 for injury to breast and knee , probably permanent , held not excessive . struck by an automobile , which resulted in seri- A ...
Page 29
... contributory negli- gence . The physician who attended the appellee testified that there were several scratched ... negligence and con- tributory negligence were submitted under correct declarations of law . The issues of neg- ligence ...
... contributory negli- gence . The physician who attended the appellee testified that there were several scratched ... negligence and con- tributory negligence were submitted under correct declarations of law . The issues of neg- ligence ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres action adverse possession affirmed alleged amount appellant appellant's appellee appellee's assignment attorney bank cause charge circuit court Civil Appeals claim Clearmont contract contributory negligence Court of Civil Criminal law damages death deceased decree deed of trust defendant defendant's dence Digests and Indexes employé endowment tax evidence executed facts favor fence fendant filed Furlow held injury instruction issue jitney Judge judgment jurisdiction jury Key-Numbered Digests land lien lumber ment Missouri mortgage negligence Newton county overruled owner paid parties payment petition plaintiff in error pleaded possession prosecution purchase question quiet title railroad remanded reversed rule statute suit Supreme Court testified testimony thereof Thompson & Scott tiff timber tion topic and KEY-NUMBER track tract trial court try title verdict wife witness writ
Popular passages
Page 217 - This entire policy, unless otherwise provided by agreement indorsed hereon or added hereto, shall be void if the insured now has or shall hereafter make or procure any other contract of insurance, whether valid or not, on property covered in whole or in part by this policy...
Page 7 - The true rule is, that what is the proximate cause of an injury is ordinarily a question for the jury. It is not a question of science or of legal knowledge. It is to be determined as a fact, in view of the circumstances of fact attending it.
Page 417 - Columbia and any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or in case of the death of such employee to his or her personal representative...
Page 187 - That every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce between any of the several States or Territories, or between any of the States and Territories, or between the District of Columbia and any of the States or Territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce...
Page 277 - ... 1. If the injured employee shall have worked in the employment in which he was working at the time of the accident, whether for the same employer or not, during substantially the whole of the year immediately preceding his injury...
Page 187 - ... for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.
Page 7 - In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act.
Page 228 - ... the court on motion of either party, or upon its own motion, may enter the final judgment...
Page 160 - Any interested party who is not willing and does not consent to abide by the final ruling and decision...
Page 59 - Until the general assembly shall deem it expedient to establish courts of chancery the circuit courts shall have jurisdiction in matters of equity, subject to appeal to the supreme court, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.