Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Vanordstrand
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 10, 1903No. 13,059PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Error from Finney district court; William Easton Hutchison, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J. :
The plaintiff was a brakeman on one of defendant’s freight-trains, and received injuries in alighting from the train while it was in rapid motion, for the purpose of closing a switch. The action was founded upon the negligence of the company’s employees in failing to reduce the speed of the train. With other defenses, the company pleaded a contract of settlement and release, of which the following is a copy: • .
“ Claim No. 4123. (Form 514 Regular.) Audit No. 18905. ,
Series 6.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hawkins v. HawkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
- Clinch Valley Coal & Iron Co. ex rel. Grove v. WillingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Ehrsam v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
- Milich v. Armour Packing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1899
- Roach v. KarrSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Anderson v. Meyer Bros. Drug Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Fontron v. KruseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1918
- Mitchell County State Bank v. GrennanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Manley v. SmithOregon Supreme Court · 1918
- C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
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