Knorp v. Thompson

[585] Plaintiff has sued because of the wrongful death of her husband who was killed when a Missouri Pacific train operated by defendant trustee struck the truck in which he was riding at Elkhorn crossing, about one-half mile west of California, Missouri. She recovered judgment for $4,000. Defendant appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals which affirmed the judgment on the strength of the decision of this court in a companion case (Hutchison v. Thompson, infra), but transferred the case here -for a reexamination of the issues of law as authorized by Article Y, Section 10 of the…