Landis v. Wichita Railroad & Light
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 1; Richard E. Bird, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
Gladys Landis obtained a judgment against the Wichita street car company on account of injuries which, according to her story, were received in this manner: On alighting from a street car she undertook to walk across the track just back of the car for the purpose of reaching the sidewalk on the side of the street opposite to'that on which she had left the car. Her foot was caught in a loose rope hanging from the rear platform and as the car started up she was thrown to the ground and.dragged for some distance. The company appeals.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DickersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
- City of Ottawa v. GillilandSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- Gargan v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Louisville Railway Co. v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Willingham v. Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919
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