· 11/12/1877
Continental Improvement Co. v. Stead
Citations
- 95 U.S. 161
- 24 L. Ed. 403
- 1877 U.S. LEXIS 2145
- 5 Otto 161
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- referring to those responsible for “slackening] their speed and sound[ing] the whistle and ringing] the bell” as the “persons in charge of the train”
- “what is reasonable . . . depends on the context”
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Judges: Bradley
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