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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson, 286 U.S. 346 (1932)
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson, 286 U.S. 346 (1932)
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson No. 674 Argued April 25, 1932 Decided May 16, 1932 286 U.S. 346
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
Syllabus
A locomotive engineer moved his train from a siding to the main line in neglect of an order to wait for the passing of another train. His conductor, in the caboose at the other end of his train, had his attention called to the possible danger, but deferred applying the air brakes while he consulted his own orders to make sure whether the order to wait had been countermanded. Almost immediately came a collision in which the engineer was killed.
Held: 1. The casualty was attributable to the engineer’s negligence. P. 350.
2. The inaction of the conductor, if it amounted to negligence, was not such as to evoke the doctrine of last clear chance, since (1) it was not reckless indifference to a duty to counteract a peril perceived and understood, and (2) it was substantially concurrent with the engineer’s negligence. P. 350.
184 Ark, 633, 43 S.W. 2d 251, reversed.
Certiorari, 285 U.S. 531, to review the affirmance of a recovery from the railway company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson, 286 U.S. 346 (1932) in 286 U.S. 346 286 U.S. 347–286 U.S. 348. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HVLVALIH9EBFI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson, 286 U.S. 346 (1932), in 286 U.S. 346, pp. 286 U.S. 347–286 U.S. 348. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HVLVALIH9EBFI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Simpson, 286 U.S. 346 (1932). cited in 1932, 286 U.S. 346, pp.286 U.S. 347–286 U.S. 348. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HVLVALIH9EBFI.
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