St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad v. Landers
Cases that cite this one
19 later published cases cite this decision. The 18 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Weaver v. Whitaker Furniture Co., Inc. (Ark. Ct. App. 1996)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Shane (Ark. 1955)
- Kansas City So. Ry. Co. v. Smith (Ark. 1955)
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Birch (5th Cir. 1950)
- Union Central Life Insurance v. Sims (Ark. 1945)
- Gibson v. Southern Pac. Co. (5th Cir. 1933)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Grant (Ark. 1932)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Cole (Ark. 1930)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Harmon (Ark. 1929)
- Petherbridge v. Princess Anne County (Va. 1923)
- Davis v. Porter (Ark. 1922)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Griffin (Ark. 1920)
- Steptoe v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. (Ark. 1915)
- Memphis, Dallas & Gulf Railroad v. Steel (Ark. 1913)
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Humbert (Ark. 1911)
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Bryant (Ark. 1907)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Wayt (Ark. 1906)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Lewis (Ark. 1906)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
(after stating the facts.) The prima facie case of negligence made by proof of the killing was clearly overcome by the testimony of the engineer and fireman, which was consistent and reasonable. The jury could not arbitrarily disregard it. K. C. F. S. & M. Ry. v. King, 66 Ark. 439; Ry. Co. v. Shoecraft, 53 Ark. 96; St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Russell, 62 Ark. 182; Memphis L. R. Bd. Co. v. Sanders, 43 Ark. 225; St Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. Bragg, 66 Ark. 248; Cantrell v. K. C. M. & B. Ry. 14 Am. & Eng. Ry. Cases (N. S.), 30; Ga. M. & G. Ry. v. Harris, 83 Ga. 393.
Witnesses fox* plaintiff fail to establish any negligence whatever.
The judgment is reversed, axxd the cause is remanded for a new trial.
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