Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad v. Matson

Per Ouriam:

Judgment was recovered against the railroad company for cutting off the foot of Johnnie Matson, a minor about five years old. It is claimed that the company was negligent in allowing a pile of logs, boards, timbers and wood to be placed and to remain in proximity to the railroad-tracks, which were laid in a thickly populated district called “the patch.” This pile attracted the children of the neighborhood, who played upon it, with the knowledge of the railroad company. The ground in “the patch,” which was dose to the river, was of a loose, spongy character, and when heavy trains…