Saint Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Garner

Citations

• 96 Miss. 577
• 51 So. 273

Syllabus

<p>1. Railroads. Flag stations. Signals to stop. Intending passenger.</p> <p>A railroad company lias the right to stop its trains at flag stations only on signals from its station agent, and may disregard signals given by others.</p> <p>2. Same. Same. Punitive damages.</p> <p>Punitive damages are not recoverable against a railroad company for failing to stop its train at a flag station for an intending passenger because the engineer could by the exercise of ordinary care and diligence have seen the signal to stop.</p>