The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-01
RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS.
-Railroads-Duty TO Passengers

-Railroads-Duty TO Passengers
A railroad company is liable for injuries
TO a drunken passenger caused by his ran
from the door of a baggage car. near which
he was permitted to dance and stagger, II,
by exercising the care the situation re-
Quired. ii could have prevented the injury,
and the passenger could not avoid ii, al
though his inability resulted from his vol
untary i~ntoxication. lawyers Reports An
notated, for March,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by Author
Where the author of a literary work, who,
after a portion has been published In a
magazine without copyright, publishes 1t in
book form, taking the proper steps 10 copy
right the book in his own name. consents
TO the publication subsequently in sucn
magazine of the portion which had not been
published therein, without other notice OF
copyright than a general notice or copy
right by the publishers, such subsequent
publication effects, under the statute, an
abandonment OF the authors copyright.
I'LL Federal Rep. CMass.), No. 81
Murder Trial-Competency of Juror
A Juror in a murder trial. had. before the
trial, heard all the facts of the case from
an eyewitness, whom he believed truth
full, whose statements he credited, and on
whose statements he had formed a fixed
opinion. He concealed these facts when
examined touching his qualifications 10 sit
as a juror. 1t was held that he was incom-
petent as a juror, even under the statute
providing that any person, otherwise COM
petent, who will make oath that he is i'm
partial in the case shall be competent as a
Juror in a criminal case, though ne says
his opinion was not so fixed that IL could
not be removed by evidence. [31 Southern
Rep. MISSY, No. 81
-Gambling-Game of Crack-Loo.-
n statute making it criminal for any per-
son TO bet or wages on poker dice, jack
pot. high dice, low dice, dominoes, euchre
with dominoes, poker with dominoes, mug
gins. crack-loo, crack-or-loo, or at any
game of any character whatever that can
be played with dice or dominoes. authorizes
the conviction of a person for betting at a
game called "crack-loo,'' though it Is not
played with dice or dominoes. but by toss
ing coin at a crack in the floor. [66 South
western Rep. (TeXas), No II
misunderstanding Liability
A railroad company which voluntarily
designates freight trains to carry passen-
gers and permits its agents to sell tickets
therefor to passengers generally. is a COM
mon carrier of passengers by the means so
adopted, and its agreement with a passen-
ger whereby he absOlves the company from
all liability while riding on such freight
train in consideration of his securing his
ticket at a reduced rate. is against public
policy and void. t7 Pacific Rep. (Oregon),
NO.. 1O.l
Sale of Gasoline-Statutory Require
ments.-
A merchant who fills a jug of gasoline for
n customer, without complying with the
statutory requirement providing that no
gasoline shall be sold until the package
containing 1t has been marked gasoline
is liable for injuries TO a member of the
customers family by its explosion when
she attempts 10 use ii believing 1t 10 be
kerosene. Lawyers Reports Annotated, for
March,