Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Cochran
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Johnson District Court. On the 31st day of May, 1887, Joel Cochran, administrator of the estate of John M. Gibson, deceased, filed his petition in the district court of Johnson county, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company, alleging that — “The plaintiff herein complains of the defendant herein, for that on the 30th day of May, 1887, he was duly appointed and qualified, and letters of administration of the estate of John M. Gibson, deceased,…
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Error from Johnson District Court. On the 31st day of May, 1887, Joel Cochran, administrator of the estate of John M. Gibson, deceased, filed his petition in the district court of Johnson county, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company, alleging that — “The plaintiff herein complains of the defendant herein, for that on the 30th day of May, 1887, he was duly appointed and qualified, and letters of administration of the estate of John M. Gibson, deceased, were issued to him by the probate court of Johnson county, state of Kansas, as the administrator of said estate. And…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hokton, C. J.:
This was an action brought by Joel Cochran, administrator of the estate of John M. Gibson, deceased, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company, to recover damages for the killing of Mr. Gibson, at Holliday, in this state. At the time of his death Mr. Gibson was a widower with two married daughters, and no other children. He was the owner of a farm in Douglas county, which was occupied by a tenant. One daughter resided at Eudora, and the other at Olathe. He sometimes made his home with one, and at other times with the other…
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- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. FletcherSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
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