Berry v. Kansas City, Port Scott & Memphis Railrod
Supreme Court of Kansas
Motion for Rehearing. The opinion in Berry v. K. C. Ft. 8. & M. Rid. Co., supra, contains a sufficient statement of the facts. The opinion herein was filed May 5, 1894.
1Per curiam
Upon the motion for a rehearing, it is insisted again that on the record the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company is not liable for the wrong complained of, which was committed by the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company before its consolidation with the former company. We did not rest the decision in the original opinion upon the ground that the statute made the *775new company liable for the torts of the constituent companies. It was intimated that the statute might be construed as conferring such liability, as both “obligations” and “liabilities” were used. (Gen. Stat.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. HamSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. ShirleyTexas Supreme Court · 1880
- Columbus, Chicago, & Indiana Central Railway Co. v. PowellIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
- Bishop v. MuglerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Whipple ex rel. Whipple v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1882
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