This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... which such person is on the premises; and if he goes to such places he puts himself outside of the protection of his invitation, and the railroad is not responsible for injuries he may receive unless it inflicts them purposely or wantonly. Ed. Note.--For other cases, see Railroads, Cent. Dig. $S SUS-872; Dec. Dig. 274. 2. Railroads (S 282)--Injury To LicenseeContributory Negligence. On the evidence in the case, the negligence of the appellant contributed to the injury he received, and in the absence of evidence of any more than ordinary negligence on the part of the appellee, from which the appellant would not have suffered if he had exercised ordinary care, he is precluded from the recovery of damages against the appellee. Ed. Note.--For other cases, see Railroads, Cent. Dig. $ 914; Dec. Dig. $ 282. Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; before Justice William H. Pope. Action by John W. Price against the Pecos Valley & Northeastern Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. The defendant company, here the appellee, was operating a railroad in this territory at the time of the Injury complained of in this cause and at the station at Hagerman on said road. The plaintiff, here the appellant, called to make inquiry for cars for the shipment of horses. He was told by the station agent that no cars such as he required were there, but that in a few minutes they would know whether there were such cars on the local freight train, which was about coming in. The station at Hagerman was used for freight and passenger business, and was a wooden buildlug, having a platform about four feet above the ground extending completely around it. There was at the southeast corner of the platform a flight of steps..."