Legal Opinion
Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 7, 1970No. 45,581PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fromme, J.:
Two separate claims were consolidated and tried to a jury in the district court. Judgments were entered against the defendant on separate verdicts and the defendant appeals. The claims arose from a collision between a switch engine and a gasoline transport truck in the Fairfax industrial district of Kansas City, Kansas.
James E. Williams (the driver of the gasoline transport truck) recovered judgment for personal injuries against the Union Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, (the railroad) in the sum of $9,975. Farmland Industries, Inc.,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1929
- Drake v. MooreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- Horton v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1946
- Grisamore v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1965
- Ross v. FlemingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Kleibrink v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1978
- Frase v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- State v. GainesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
- Sexsmith v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
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