Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. Whipple ex rel. Whipple
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas District Court. Action to recover damages for bodily injuries. Judgment for the plaintiff Whipple for $7,500 and costs, at the May term, 1886. The defendant Railway Company brings the case to this court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action brought by Edwin Whipple, an infant, by his next friend, Frank B. Whipple, against the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, for damages alleged to have been caused by running an engine carelessly, recklessly and wantonly over and upon him. His arm was mashed, his leg crushed, and his head badly cut. His arm *533was subsequently amputated. Tbe action was tried before the court and a jury. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for the sum of $7,500 and costs. The defendant brings the case to…
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