Curtis v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

WESTHUES, C.

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Charlotte A. Curtis, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Arthur W. Curtis, filed this suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, against the defendant A. T. & S. F., to recover damages for the death of her husband. The suit was based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. It was alleged that Curtis came to his death while on duty in defendant’s yards at Dodge City, Kansas. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $60,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict, defendant appealed.

The negligence charged in the petition was that the…