Anders v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The plaintiff, a brakeman, recovered for the loss of an arm, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in furnishing a poor quality of oil for his lantern. Upon the first trial, a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence was sustained, but upon' appeal it was held that he was entitled to go to the jury upon the question whether the injury was occasioned by the want of a better light. (Anders v. Railway Co., 83 Kan. 218, 109 Pac. 773.) A second trial resulted in a judgment wliich the defendant claims should be reversed for the…