§ 7001 Brakemen
§ 7002 Danger signals, where disconnected cars left on track; penalty
§ 7003 Railroad liable for damages from locomotive fire; entitled to benefit of any insurance
§ 7004 Intoxication of railroad employees on duty
§ 7005 Negligence of employees
§ 7006 No liability for death of person walking on road
§ 7007 Penalty for being on track or bridge or entering track with team or vehicle
§ 7008 Posting of law
§ 7009 Stranger entering or leaving moving train; liability of corporation not affected
§ 7010 Changing switch or lights
§ 7011 Injuring or tampering with signals
§ 7012 Location of railroad near station of another company
§ 7013 Interference with performance of duty
§ 7014 Orders
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 23 > Part 7 > Chapter 611 - Safety Provisions

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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