The law of the road; or, wrongs and rights of a traveller - R. Vashon Rogers

Baby, value of leg of, [222]
Baggage of Passengers. (See [Checking Baggage].)
falling on one’s toes, [123]
checking, [95], [96]
what is personal baggage?, [158], [162], [240]
owner may recover for loss, unless negligent, [82], [159]
what is not personal baggage, [160], [165]
goods cannot be taken instead of, [161]
carrier not liable beyond actual value, [164]
notice limiting liability, [165], [239]
when liability begins, [236]
when it ceases, [258], [259]
can only recover for one’s own, [237]
left in car by servant, [237]
need not be marked with name, [237]
carrier liable even if with owner, [83], 238
loss on other lines, [238], [239]
money with baggage, [108]-[110]
is a present baggage?, [241]
what is sufficient re-delivery, [242], [258], [259]
hotel omnibuses, lost in, [242]
liability ceases when ready for re-delivery, [257]
loss of by fire at station, [257]
stolen from warehouse, [258]
owner should remove it in reasonable time, [259]
not properly packed, [48]
carrier has lien on, for fare, [76]
Bed-clothing, is it baggage?, [163]
Bridge, when municipality must repair, [85]
at railway station, out of repair, [93]

Calling out name of station, duty of conductor (See [Alighting at Stations]), [153], [155]
Care. (See [Due Care], [Negligence], [Passenger Carriers].)
Carelessness. (See [Negligence].)
Of Railway Company, misplacement of switch, [104]
injury not positive proof of, [106]
Of Injured Party, jumping off platform, [105]
running against fixtures, [105]
losing money, [110]
jumping off train, [150]-[152]
jumping off train in motion, [122], [155], [235]
Carriers’ Act, [111]
Carrying past Stations, damages for, [120], [121]
Change, right to expect or demand, [125]
helping one’s self to, [166]
Checking Baggage, when must be done, [95], [96]
penalty for refusing, [95]
not necessary, [158]
is merely additional precaution, [159]
check is evidence of receipt of baggage, [167]
Children, running over, [26], [27]
damages for injuring, [196]-[200]
loss of leg and hand, [196]
travelling without ticket, [197]
misconduct of guardian, [198]-[200]
wandering about, [199], [200]
care required of parents, [200]
damages for death of, [218], [219]
value of limbs of, [196], [222]
Cloak Room, should be kept open, [164]
Colored Persons, separate cars for, [128]
Compensation. (See [Accident Insurance], [Death], [Damages].)
Conductor, wilful delay of, [101]
his hat and badge, [111]
his duty when there is fighting in cars, [126], [127]
whom he may refuse to receive, [126]
when he may eject passenger, [131]
is the agent of company, [133]
carelessness of, [170], [171]
should call out names of stations, [155]
kissing a traveller, [249]
Crossings. (See [Railway Crossings].)
C’rum Cater, [147]

Damages. (See [Passenger Carriers], [Negligence].)
from bad roads, [30], [33]
trains behind hand, [98], [99]
unpunctuality of trains, [99], [100]
passenger carried too far, [120], [121]
passenger bitten by dog, [124]
passenger injured by others, [127]
passenger unlawfully ejected, [132], [135]
too remote, [133]
for loss of baggage. (See [Baggage].)
injury caused by vis major, [178]
unforseen accidents, [176], [182]
discoverable defects, [177], [179]
injuries to children. (See [Children].)
to passengers and employees, [209], [226]
injuries producing death. (See [Death].)
amounts recovered for injuries and death, [218]-[223]
excessive, ground for new trial, [222]
prospective, [223]
for what injuries given, [223], [224]
Deadhead. (See [Free Passengers].)
Death Produced by Injuries, remedy for, purely statutory, [209]
Lord Campbell’s Act, [209]
who may sue for damages, [210]
damages for pecuniary loss, [210]
for mental anguish, [210]-[212]
loss of wife, [212]
loss of mother, [212]
death must not be instantaneous, [214]
different rules as to amount of damages, [214]-[217]
damages not to be full compensation, [217]
deceased diseased, or of bad character, [217]
or heavily insured, [217], [218]
amounts given, [218]-[220]
settlement before death, [218]
Delay, carrier liable in damages for, [98], [99]
from bad roads, [25]
Devil’s Invincibles, the, [59]
Dog, company responsible for acts of, at station, [124]
lost dog, [235]
Driving. (See [Stage Coaches], [Road].)
negligence in, chapters [I]. and [II].
owner, if driving, responsible, [13]
carriage jointly hired, joint liability, [13]
too fast, [22]
upsetting, [23], [29], [56]
turning out, when, [23]
running over children, [26], [27]
running against drunken men, [28]
driver must be capable, [29]
horses running away, [31]-[34], [55]
horses shying, [32]
horses and carriage must be sound, [33]
need not examine carriage every day, [65], [66]
in dangerous places, [84]
Drunken Passenger, when carrier may refuse to take, [126], [127]
when conductor must assist, [156]
Due Care, what it is, [182]
carrier must exercise, [176]
not enough to give up passenger’s corpse, [176]
carrier must use best precautions in practical use, [177]

Eviction from Cars, for not showing ticket, [125]
Excessive Damages, a ground for new trial, [222]
Excursion Trains, company liable for accidents on, [202]

Fare. (See [Tickets], [Passengers].)
passenger refusing to pay on cars, [125]
prepayment on stages, [45], [47]
if paid, seat reserved, [46]
if not prepaid, payable at end of journey, [47]
carrier has lien on baggage for, [76]
but not on passenger, [76], [139]
tendering at last moment, [125]
must be paid even if no seat provided, [130]
Ferryman, Fare in advance to, [68]
must provide safe boats, etc., [68], [69]
liable for safety of horses, though driven by owner, [69], [70]
must work at all times, [70]
horses jumping overboard, [70]
Fighting in Car, [126], [127]
Fingers, Squeezing, in Car, [170], [171]
Fire, baggage burnt at station, [257], [258]
Fishing-Rod, is personal baggage, [243]
Fog, accidents arising from, [54]
Free-pass Holders, entitled to be carried safely, [201], [202]
unless special agreement exempting carrier, [202], [204]
newsboy, [204]
loss of baggage of, [236]