Note 234 — CULBERTSON v. CRESCENT CITY RAILROAD CO. Supreme Court, Louisiana, April 6, 1896. Reported in 48 Louisiana Annual Reports, Part 2, 1376.
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Pyle v. Clark, (C. C. A.) 79 Fed. 744; Dale v. Denver Tramway Co., (C. C. A.) 173 Fed. 787; North Alabama Traction Co. v. Thomas, 164 Ala. 191; Lininger v. San Francisco R. Co., 18 Cal. App. 411; Tonsley v. Pacific Electric Co., 166 Cal. 457; Parmenter v. McDougall, 172 Cal. 306; Denver Tramway Co. v. Armstrong, 21 Col. App. 640; Sampson v. Wilson, 89 Conn. 707; Metropolitan R. Co. v. Powell, 89 Ga. 601; Southern R. Co. v. King, 128 Ga. 383: Chicago R. Co. v. Condon, 121 Ill. App. 440; Dudley v. Peoria R. Co., 153 Ill. App. 619; Town v. Musgrove, 116 Ind. 121; Lake Shore R. Co. v. Boyts, 16 Ind. App. 640; Nisbet v. Town, 75 Ia. 314; Hubbard v. Bartholomew, 163 Ia. 58; Corley v. Atchison R. Co., 90 Kan. 70; Bevis v. Vanceburg Tel. Co., 121 Ky. 177; Illinois R. Co. v. Wilkins, 149 Ky. 35; Sykes v. Maine R. Co., 111 Me. 182; United R. Co. v. Cram, 123 Md. 332; Chadbourne v. Springfield R. Co., 199 Mass. 574; Ingalls v. Lexington R. Co., 205 Mass. 73; Alabama R. Co. v. Davis, 69 Miss. 444; Mittelsdorfer v. West Jersey R. Co., 77 N. J. Law, 698; Weber v. Philadelphia R. Co., 88 N. J. Law, 398; Robinson v. New York R. Co., 66 N. Y. 11; Noakes v. New York R. Co., 121 App. Div. 716; Zimmerman v. Union R. Co., 28 App. Div. 445; Mack v. Town, 98 App. Div. 577; Jerome v. Hawley, 147 App. Div. 475; Duval v. Atlantic R. Co., 134 N. C. 331; Ouverson v. City, 5 N. D. 281; Toledo R. Co. v. Mayers, 93 Ohio St. 304; Tonseth v. Portland R. Co., 70 Or. 341; Little v. Central Tel. Co., 213 Pa. St. 229; Walsh v. Altoona R. Co., 232 Pa. St. 479; Wachsmith v. Baltimore R. Co., 233 Pa. St. 465; Trumbower v. Lehigh Transit Co., 235 Pa. St. 397; Hermann v. Rhode Island Co., 36 R. I. 447; Latimer v. County, 95 S. C. 187; Turnpike Co. v. Yates, 108 Tenn. 428; Missouri R. Co. v. Rogers, 91 Tex. 52; Lochhead v. Jensen, 42 Utah 99; Atwood v. Utah R. Co., 44 Utah 366 Accord.
Kneeshaw v. Detroit R. Co., 169 Mich. 697; Colborne v. United R. Co., 177 Mich. 139; Granger v. Farrant, 179 Mich. 19 (but compare Hampel v. Detroit R. Co., 138 Mich. 1); Whittaker v. City, 14 Mont. 124; Omaha R. Co. v. Talbot, 48 Neb. 627; Prideaux v.. City, 43 Wis. 513; Otis v. Town, 47 Wis. 422; Ritger v. City, 99 Wis. 190; Lightfoot v. Winnebago Traction Co., 123 Wis. 479; Lauson v. Town, 141 Wis. 57 Contra.
As to whether the negligence of an agent or servant will be imputed to a principal or employer not personally culpable, see also: Siegel v. Norton, 209 Ill. 201; Moore v. Stetson, 96 Me. 197; Bjbjian v. Woonsocket Rubber Co., 164 Mass. 214; Philip v. Heraty, 135 Mich. 446; Fero v. Buffalo R. Co., 22 N. Y. 209.
Contributory negligence of agent or servant in sole charge of the property injured, see: Kennedy v. Alton Traction Co., 180 Ill. App. 146; Toledo R. Co. v. Goddard, 25 Ind. 185; Louisville R. Co. v. Stommel, 126 Ind. 35; Young v. County, 137 Ia. 515; Dunn v. Old Colony R. Co., 186 Mass. 316; La Riviere v. Pemberton, 46 Minn. 5; Johnson v. Atchison R. Co., 117 Mo. App. 308; Page v. Hodge, 63 N. H. 610; Smith v. New York R. Co., 4 App. Div. 493; Puterbaugh v. Reasor, 9 Ohio St. 484; Hawley v. Sumpter R. Co., 49 Or. 509. Compare Gress v. Philadelphia R. Co., 228 Pa. St. 482 (care of injured child delegated to another child, whose negligence contributed).
As to when negligence of the servant is imputed to the master, see also: Sims v. Macon R. Co., 28 Ga. 93 (slave); Read v. City, 115 Ga. 366; Potter v. Ft. Wayne Traction Co., 43 Ind. App. 427; City v. Bott, 151 Ky. 578; Markowitz v. Metropolitan R. Co., 186 Mo. 350; Moon v. St. Louis Transit Co., 237 Mo. 425; Reed v. Metropolitan R. Co., 58 App. Div. 87; Wood v. Coney Island R. Co., 133 App. Div. 270; Crampton v. Ivie, 126 N. C. 894. Compare Snyder Ice Co. v. Bowron, (Tex. Civ. App.) 156 S. W. 550.
Whether husband’s negligence will be imputed to the wife, see: McFadden v. Santa Ana R. Co., 87 Cal. 464; Basler v. Sacramento Gas Co., 158 Cal. 514; Joliet v. Seward, 86 Ill. 402; Yahn v. Ottumwa, 60 Ia. 429 (see also Nesbit v. Garner, 75 Ia. 314; Willfong v. Omaha R. Co., 116 Ia. 548); Denton v. Missouri R. Co., 90 Kan. 51; Livingston v. Philley, 155 Ky. 224; Ploetz v. Holt, 124 Minn. 169; Moon v. St. Louis Transit Co., 237 Mo. 425; Johnson v. Springfield Traction Co., 176 Mo. App. 174; Hajsek v. Chicago R. Co., 68 Neb. 539, 5 Neb. Unoff. 67; Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Goodenough, 55 N. J. Law, 577; Horandt v. Central R. Co., 78 N. J. Law, 190; Carlisle v. Sheldon, 38 Vt. 440.
Imputed negligence as between fellow servants, see: Nonn v. Chicago R. Co., 232 Ill. 378; Ford v. Hine, 237 Ill. 463; Paducah Traction Co. v. Sine, (Ky.) 111 S. W. 356; City v. Heitkemper, 169 Ky. 167; Earp v. Phelps, 120 Md. 282; Siever v. Pittsburgh R. Co., 252 Pa. St. 1; Landry v. Great Northern R. Co., 152 Wis. 379; Sommerfeld v. Chicago R. Co., 155 Wis. 102.
Whether bailor barred by contributory negligence of bailee, see: Svea Ins. Co. v. Vicksburgh R. Co., 153 Fed. 774; Henderson v. Chicago R. Co., 170 Ill. App. 616; Welty v. Indianapolis R. Co., 105 Ind. 55; Illinois R. Co. v. Sims, 77 Miss. 325; Spelman v. Delano, 177 Mo. App. 28; Forks Township v. King, 84 Pa. St. 230; Gibson v. Bessemer R. Co., 226 Pa. St. 198; Texas R. Co. v. Tankersley, 63 Tex. 57.
Consignor and consignee, see McCarthy v. Louisville R. Co., 102 Ala. 193.
Lessor and lessee, see Higgins v. Los Angeles Gas Co., 159 Cal. 651; Contos v. Jamison, 81 S. C. 488.