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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Sadler

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1887PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from Johnson Distriet, Court. On December 29, 1885, plaintiff below filed his petition in the Johnson county district court against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé Eailroad Company, as follows (court and title omitted): “The said William Sadler, plaintiff herein, complains of the said defendant, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé Eailroad Company, defendant herein, for that the defendant is now and was at the date hereinafter stated a railroad corporation duly organized…

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Error from Johnson Distriet, Court. On December 29, 1885, plaintiff below filed his petition in the Johnson county district court against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé Eailroad Company, as follows (court and title omitted): “The said William Sadler, plaintiff herein, complains of the said defendant, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé Eailroad Company, defendant herein, for that the defendant is now and was at the date hereinafter stated a railroad corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Kansas, with its principal office in said state, and has an office in Johnson county, in…

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Simpson, C.:

The material facts as found by the jury iu answer to special interrogatories submitted by both parties, and from the evidence, are as follows: William-.Sadler, a young man, on the 31st day of March, 1885, was employed by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company asa section hand on section No. 5, in Johnson county, at the rate of $1.10 per day. He was employed by the foreman, who had authority from the company to employ and discharge section-men, and he worked under the authority and direc*138tion of such foreman. Sadler continued in the employment of the company…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Union Pacific Railway Co. v. FraySupreme Court of Kansas · 1884
  2. Perry v. RickettsIllinois Supreme Court · 1870

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Swaim v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  2. Keating v. Pacific Steam Whaling Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Lupher v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1912
  4. Anders v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
  5. Cheek v. EythSupreme Court of Kansas · 1939

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