Rhode Island General Laws 39-8-15. Failure to erect signs or ring bell
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Every railroad corporation that shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of § 39-8-13 and § 39-8-14 shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000); and the corporation shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person by reason of neglect or refusal on the part of the corporation.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 39-8-15.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-8-15
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Railroad: means and includes every railroad other than a street railway, by whatsoever power, operated for public use in the conveyance in this state of persons or property for compensation, with all bridges, ferries, tunnels, switches, spurs, tracks, stations, wharves, and terminal facilities of every kind, used, operated, controlled, leased, or owned by or in connection with any railroad. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2