§ 23-12-903. Parties to actions for personal injuries
When any adult person is wounded by railroad trains running in this state, he or she may sue in his or her own name. When the person wounded is a minor, the father, if living, or if the father is not living, then the mother, or if neither parent is living, then the guardian may […]
§ 23-12-904. Personal injury, property damage, or death — Contributory negligence no complete defense
In all suits against railroads for personal injury, property damage, or death caused by the running of trains in this state, contributory negligence shall not prevent a recovery where the negligence of the person so injured, damaged, or killed is of a lesser degree than the negligence of the officers, agents, servants, or employees of […]
§ 23-12-701. Railroad police — Purpose — Appointment
Any railroad company or corporation owning or operating a railroad in this state may appoint one (1) or more persons to be designated by the railroad company as a railroad police officer to aid and supplement the law enforcement agencies of this state in the protection of the persons and property of railroad passengers and […]
§ 23-12-905. Service of process upon agent of railroad company
Service by process of summons issued by any court under the provisions of this section and §§ 23-12-901 — 23-12-904, 23-12-910, and 23-12-912 shall be by serving a copy of the summons on any agent of the railroad company sued at any depot house in the county where suit is brought.
§ 23-12-702. Railroad police — Oath and bonds
Before entering into the performance of his or her duties, every railroad police officer appointed shall take and subscribe an oath of office and enter into a surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable to the State of Arkansas, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The oath […]
§ 23-12-906. Levy and sale of railroad property under execution
The property of any railroad company may be levied on and sold under an execution issued on a judgment for damages under this section and §§ 23-12-901 — 23-12-905, 23-12-910, and 23-12-912 in the same manner and under the same rules governing other judgments at law.
§ 23-12-703. Railroad police — Powers
Each police officer shall have and exercise throughout the State of Arkansas the power to make arrests for the violation of any law on the property of the company, and to arrest persons, whether on or off the company’s property, for the violation of any law on the company’s property, under the same conditions under […]
§ 23-12-907. Duty of persons running trains to keep lookout — Contributory negligence no bar to recovery of damages
(a) (1) It shall be the duty of all persons running trains in this state upon any railroad to keep a constant lookout for all persons, including licensees and trespassers, and property upon the track of any and all railroads. (2) If any person or property is killed or injured by the neglect of any […]
§ 23-12-704. Railroad police — Jailing of persons arrested
The keepers of jails in any county or municipality wherein a violation of the law occurs for which any arrest is made shall receive all persons arrested by railroad police officers, and persons so arrested shall have the same status as prisoners arrested by any other police officer.
§ 23-12-908. Killing or injuring livestock — Notice — Damages recoverable on failure to advertise
(a) (1) Whenever any stock, such as horses, cows, hogs, sheep, etc., are killed, wounded, or injured by railroad trains running in this state, then the conductor or engineer on the train doing the damage shall cause the station master or overseer at the nearest station house to the killing or wounding to post within […]