Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Rld. v. Cook
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Allen District Cou/rt. Action by Cook, to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the carelessness and negligence of the Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff at the November Term 1874, and the Railroad Company brings the case here on error.
1Opinion of the Court
*262The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was commenced by Cook against the plaintiff in error before a justice of peace, and thence appealed to the district court, where the trial resulted in a judgment against the company, and thereupon the case was brought here. The case was tried in both the justice’s court and the district court, on the following bill of particulars :
The Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Company, To Robert Cook, Dr.:
To $72.00 damages, resulting from the burning up and total destruction of 18 tons of hay in the county of Allen, state of…
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