Gleeson v. Virginia Midland Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1891-05-11

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Mr. Justice Lamar, having made the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court. It will be most convenient in the decision of this case to consider the third instruction first. The'objections made to it are three: (1.) “ It assumes that the accident was caused by an act of God, in the sense in which that term is technically used.” It…

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