Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. Little
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte District Court. All necessary facts are stated in the subjoined opinion. At the April Term 1876 of the district court, Little recovered judgment for $1,050, and costs of suit, and the Railway Company brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff below through the fall of a derrick upon him, while in the employ of plaintiff in error, as a laborer, in building a culvert. The jury found in substance, that there was no negligence in originally providing the derrick, but that it became defective while used in building the Culvert, and that Owens, foreman of the job, continued to use it after he knew of its defective character.
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- Gibson v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Corcoran v. . HolbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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