Robinson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This action was brought by appellee to recover damages against appellant for the killing of her husband at Phillipsburg, Kan., by the negligent operation of a train upon which the deceased was riding and in which he was shipping an emigrant car loaded with “emigrant freight,” consisting of live stock, household goods, farm implements and such other goods as are usually shipped and transported in emigrant cars.. It was alleged that the deceased loaded the car at Brush, Colo., to be transported to Apache, Okla., and his contract for the…