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... train . 2. To run a train towards a hand - car after warning , without keeping any lookout ahead , is a neglect of duty on the part of the train- men for which the railroad company is liable , in case of injury from a collision . 3 ...
... train . 2. To run a train towards a hand - car after warning , without keeping any lookout ahead , is a neglect of duty on the part of the train- men for which the railroad company is liable , in case of injury from a collision . 3 ...
Page 76
... trains on the same track . Davis v . Central Vt . R. Co. 55 Vt . 84 . No service is common that does not admit a common ... train hands was not the negligence of the company . 1 Shearm . & Redf . Neg . $ 189 . It is not sufficient that ...
... trains on the same track . Davis v . Central Vt . R. Co. 55 Vt . 84 . No service is common that does not admit a common ... train hands was not the negligence of the company . 1 Shearm . & Redf . Neg . $ 189 . It is not sufficient that ...
Page 77
... train coming , and could have got out of its way ; but with the others he relied upon due respect of the trainmen to the flag , and to the directions of the boss , for safety ; and , in view of what he had a right to rely upon in those ...
... train coming , and could have got out of its way ; but with the others he relied upon due respect of the trainmen to the flag , and to the directions of the boss , for safety ; and , in view of what he had a right to rely upon in those ...
Page 78
... train , and of the same train . Chicago , M. & St. P. R. Co. v . Ross , 112 U. S. 377 [ 28 L. ed . 787 ] . This decision appears to have been made by a bare majority of the court , but it stands unre- versed and unshaken , and is ...
... train , and of the same train . Chicago , M. & St. P. R. Co. v . Ross , 112 U. S. 377 [ 28 L. ed . 787 ] . This decision appears to have been made by a bare majority of the court , but it stands unre- versed and unshaken , and is ...
Page 143
... train , and this suit was brought to recover damages for the injury sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant on that oc- The negligent act complained of is that , although the train was running at the casion . ERROR ...
... train , and this suit was brought to recover damages for the injury sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant on that oc- The negligent act complained of is that , although the train was running at the casion . ERROR ...
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Page 156 - ... uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.
Page 328 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 254 - ... the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding existing at the time in like causes in the courts of record of the State within which such circuit or district courts are held, any rule of court to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 328 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.
Page 154 - When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury for the same act or omission.
Page 355 - ... signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses...
Page 393 - Where a known, described, and defined article is ordered of a manufacturer, although it is stated to be required by the purchaser for a particular purpose, still, if the known, defined, and described thing be actually supplied, there is no warranty that it shall answer the particular purpose intended by the buyer.
Page 152 - It is well settled in this commonwealth that the charge of fraudulent intent, in an action for deceit, may be maintained by proof of a statement made, as of the party's own knowledge, which is false, provided the thing stated is not merely a matter of opinion, estimate, or judgment, but is susceptible of actual knowledge ; and in such case it is not necessary to make any further proof of an actual intent to deceive.
Page 154 - ... for any injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract and not herein specifically enumerated.
Page 208 - A writ of review may be granted by any court, except a police or justice's court, when an inferior tribunal, board, or officer, exercising judicial functions, has exceeded the jurisdiction of such tribunal, board, or officer, and there is no appeal, nor, in the judgment of the court, any plain, speedy, and adequate remedy.