Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. McCandliss
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Lyon District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action, and the facts. Trial at the September Term, 1883, and judgment for plaintiff for $2,000 damages. The Railroad Company brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
VALENTINE, J.:
This was an action brought in the district court of Lyon county by R. R. McCandliss, as administrator of the estate of James St. Clair Allen, deceased, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company, to recover for the benefit of the next of kin of the deceased, damages for injuries alleged to have been caused by the wrongful act of the defendant. The petition alleges in substance, that' on April 24,1882, plaintiff’s intestate was in the employment of the defendant as a common laborer, engaged in repairing the track of what is…
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