Southern Kansas Railway Co. v. Pavey
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas District Court. Hon. A. W. Benson, Judge. On October 8, 1887, Rilla C. Pavey commenced an action against the Southern Kansas Railway Company in the District Court of Franklin County to recover a judgment for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the Railway Company. She recovered a judgment in that Court for $6,000 and costs, and the judgment was brought to this Court for review.
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Error from Douglas District Court. Hon. A. W. Benson, Judge. On October 8, 1887, Rilla C. Pavey commenced an action against the Southern Kansas Railway Company in the District Court of Franklin County to recover a judgment for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the Railway Company. She recovered a judgment in that Court for $6,000 and costs, and the judgment was brought to this Court for review. John A. Pavey, the husband of Rilla C. Pavey, commenced the original action in this case against the same company on March 8, 1889, in the…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, C. J.
1. Client held by stipulation of attorney. I. The question most argued in this case respects the validity of the stipulation and the authority of Mr. Barker to enter into it. A litigant corporation must necessarily be represented in court by some officer, agent, attorney or solicitor, and it is conceded that Mr. Hurd, the general solicitor of the Company for Kansas, might have bound his client by a like stipulation. So far as it appeared from the record Mr. Barker was equal in authority with Mr. Hurd. He was an attorney of record, and perhaps the only one representing the Company present at…
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