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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cole, 251 U.S. 54 (1919)
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cole, 251 U.S. 54 (1919)
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company v. Cole No. 290 Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted November 17, 1919 Decided December 8, 1919 251 U.S. 54
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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The federal Constitution does not prevent the states from leaving the defense of contributory negligence to the jury in all cases, those in which it is a mere question of law as well as those in which it is a question of fact. P. 55.
Oklahoma Constitution, Art. 23, § 6, sustained on this point.
74 Okla. ___ affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cole, 251 U.S. 54 (1919) in 251 U.S. 54 251 U.S. 55. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NS3I2MR34RUXW57.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cole, 251 U.S. 54 (1919), in 251 U.S. 54, page 251 U.S. 55. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NS3I2MR34RUXW57.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cole, 251 U.S. 54 (1919). cited in 1919, 251 U.S. 54, pp.251 U.S. 55. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NS3I2MR34RUXW57.
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