Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Marion District Court. The facts appear in the opinion. At the May Term, 1883, the court rendered a judgment for plaintiff Biggs on the first cause of action stated in his petition, and a judgment for the defendant Railroad Company on the second cause of action set forth therein. The defendant is here complaining of the former judgment, and the plaintiff, in his cross-petition in error, complains of the latter judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé railroad company has filed a petition in error in this court to reverse a judgment of the district court of Marion county, rendered against the railroad company and in favor of James D. Riggs, and Riggs has filed a cross-petition in error to reverse a judgment rendered by the same court in the same case in favor of the railroad company and against Riggs. Riggs was the plaintiff in the court below, and in his petition below set forth two causes of action: First, A cause of action for causing the death of his…
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