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Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald, 170 U.S. 665 (1898)
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Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald, 170 U.S. 665 (1898)
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Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald No. 207 Submitted April 15, 1898 Decided May 23, 1898 170 U.S. 665
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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It is the duty of a railroad company to use reasonable care to see that the cars employed on its road, both those which it owns and those which it receives from other roads, are in good order and fit for the purposes for which they are intended, and this duty it owes to its employs as well as to the public.
An employee of a railroad company has a right to rely upon this duty’s being performed, as while, in entering the employment, he assumes the ordinary risks incident to the business, he does not assume the risk arising from his employer’s neglect to perform the duties owing to him with respect to the appliances furnished.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald, 170 U.S. 665 (1898) in 170 U.S. 665 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX5DQQV5SWXBSRR.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald, 170 U.S. 665 (1898), in 170 U.S. 665, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX5DQQV5SWXBSRR.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Archibald, 170 U.S. 665 (1898). cited in 1898, 170 U.S. 665. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX5DQQV5SWXBSRR.
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