Matheson v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte district court; H. L. Alden, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This was an action to recover for the death of James Matheson, an employee of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company, who was killed in Missouri on September 14, 1897, and whose death is alleged to have been caused by the wrong and neglect of coemployees. The action is brought by and for the benefit of the widow and children of the deceased, who claim to have a statutory right of recovery in Missouri, and one which is enforceable in Kansas. The Missouri statute pertaining to the subject was pleaded in the petition, but the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McCarthy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. WeberSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Hamilton v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
- Adams v. Fitchburg RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
- Holman v. NanceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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- Raisor v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1905
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