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

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action by Jake M. Parrott against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while he, a passenger, was alighting from a train of the defendant. A demurrer to his evidence was sustained, from which ruling he' appeals.

His testimony tended to show that he was a passenger on a train going from Cummings to Atchison, and that when the train stopped at Tenth street, Atchison, a regular stopping place, he proceeded to alight and before he had time to safely…