Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Midgett
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum. — Error from Johnson district court; John T. Burris, judge. Action by James Midgett against tlie Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, to recover damages for certain alleged personal injuries. The plaintiff had judgment, and defendant brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Clark, J. :
The defendant in error, James Midgett, brought this action against the railroad company, plaintiff in error, to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained through defects in a hand-car on which he was riding while in the employ of the company. He obtained a verdict and judgment, in the district court of Johnson county, for $400.
The first error assigned and relied upon, is in the overruling of the demurrer to the evidence of the plaintiff. It .is contended for the plaintiff in error that defendant in error knew' of the…
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