Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Guild
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum.— Error from Washington district court; F. W. Sturges, judge. Action by John Guild against The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, grantee and assignee of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company in Nebraska, to recover for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
*737The opinion of the court was delivered by
Garver, J.:
On July 21, 1890, John Guild, while engaged in shipping stock over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, was injured in the freight yards of the company at Lincoln, Neb. This action was brought by him on May 22, 1891, in the district court of Washington county, to recover the damages alleged to have been sustained. Trial by jury being had, a judgment was rendered in the plaintiff’s favor for $2,000, from which the company prosecutes this proceeding in error.
The circumstances under which the injury was received were as follows: At the…
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