Scott v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

FBANK, P. J.-

-Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Scott, at Arkansas City, Kansas. The case was instituted in the Circuit Court of Barton County, and went on change of venue to the Circuit Court of Vernon County, where a trial was had which resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $16,000, and defendant appealed.

Scott was an employee of the Kanotex Befining Company, and was injured in a collision between an automobile truck and defendant’s train at a railroad crossing. The Kanotex Befining Company was operating under the Compensation Law of…