Knepfle v. Cleveland, C. C. & St. L. Ry.

Citations

• 22 Ohio C.C. Dec. 660

Syllabus

<p>CARRIERS — RAILWAYS.</p> <p>Railway Company not Liable foe Failing to Aid Passenger Injured by Falling from Train not Far from Passenger’s Home Station.</p> <p>A railway company is not guilty of negligence in failing to back up a passenger train and render aid to a passenger who had, a short distance from the station to which he had taken passage, fallen off from the train and had both legs cut off. Since the brother and friends living in the same town not only knew of the accident before the trainmen, but were taking active measures for the relief of the passenger, railway employes were not required to anticipate that the brother and friends would be less able than the company to procure timely aid and surgical assistance.</p>