Yarnall v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.

This action was commenced by plaintiff, as the widow of Richard Yarnall, under the 2nd section of the Damage Act, to recover the statutory penalty of $5,000 for causing the death of her husband.

The material parts of the petition are as follow's, to-wit: ' That defendant was a railway corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Missouri; that defendant was, on the 2nd day of July, 1875, owning, controlling and operating a railroad known as the St. Joseph & St. Louis Railroad, which began at a point in Ray county, opposite the city Lexington, and extended through the county of Ray…