Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 7009 – Stranger entering or leaving moving train; liability of corporation not affected
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 7009
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Railroad: includes every commercial, interurban and other railway and each and every branch and extension thereof by whatsoever power operated, together with all tracks, bridges, trestles, rights-of-way, subways, tunnels, stations, depots, union depots, ferries, yards, grounds, terminals, terminal facilities, structures and equipment and all other real estate, fixtures and personal property of every kind used in connection therewith, owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons or property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
Any person, other than a servant or employee of the road, or a passenger holding a ticket for a passage over the road, or mail agent or expressman, who gets upon or leaves any steam engine, tender or car at any place outside of a railroad station while that engine, tender or car is in motion, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days. This provision does not affect the liability of any railroad corporation for injuries or damages caused by the fault or negligence of the corporation or its servants. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).